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1 " I don't see how we can compromise on this. I need to fight my fights. Can you stand back and let me? "
― Annette Marie , Reap the Shadows (Steel & Stone, #4)
2 " Life is short, there and then gone. Don’t waste it waiting for a solution that might not even exist. "
3 " Some problems aren’t fixable, but that doesn’t mean you should stop. That sense that you can’t move forward ... that’s the trap. It’s better to take the best future you can manage with what you have, than to put your life on hold trying to fix everything in the hopes of a perfect future that might never come. "
4 " Even if we only have tonight ...” she said, her voice trembling. “Just for tonight, I want to forget about it all and just be with you.” Shadows slid across his eyes, emotions she couldn’t name. His hand curled over the back of her neck, gently pulling her face to his until their lips were almost touching. “Just for tonight,” he whispered, “and for as long as you want me. "
5 " But maybe it wasn’t that he didn’t value his life. Rather, he had long ago become comfortable with the idea that his life was a temporary gift that could end at any moment. "
6 " Lilith,” Piper said cautiously. “That’s it,” Randy whispered loudly. “Piper officially knows every daemon in the city. What the actual hell? "
7 " Yes, things between them weren’t perfect. Yes, there were so many issues they needed to figure out. But she loved him, and that was all she really needed to know. Maybe this would be it for them, one night together. Maybe they would have a week. Maybe a month. Maybe a year. Maybe a lifetime. It didn’t matter. "
8 " I’ve been more of a burden than a help lately. I’m dead weight for him.” “Well, there’s your answer then.” She frowned. “Huh?” “You’re focusing on how to keep him out of the fights instead of focusing on how to win those fights. If you’re a burden, focus on changing that instead. "
9 " She strode past her father, uncle, and the others, Ash following. As she passed them, Kindra shot her a sly grin and gave her a double thumbs-up and another wink. "
10 " Maybe they could fight through their issues. Maybe they couldn’t. She didn’t know the future, but she realized now she might not even get a future. All she had for sure was the present. "
11 " Ash told me you threw his tracking spell into the river. Why?” She cringed slightly. “Yeah, that. It’s hard to explain ...” “Try.” The command was firm but his voice was gentle. “I watched him die,” she said, her eyes dropping to the sidewalk. “I saw the daggers go into his chest. I saw him fall over the edge. And I thought that was it. I thought he was dead and that it was my fault. When I found out he was alive, I knew I could never let that happen again. I couldn’t let him die for me—die fighting my battles. It’s not his responsibility to make sure that I survive to the next day. "
12 " She felt a lot like a tree in autumn: all her hopes and dreams, desires and comforts, drying up and falling away one by one until all that remained was the bare bones of her soul. She wasn't sure how much she liked her bare-bones self. "
13 " There was something distinctly anticlimactic about trying to save the world. "
14 " The only one I want to belong to is you "
15 " I jumped off a cliff after you were stabbed," she said, managing a weak smile. "The least you can do is sit here while I'm stabbed. "
16 " Even if we only have tonight ...” she said, her voice trembling. “Just for tonight, I want to forget about it all and just be with you. "
17 " Ash’s coldness was like a poison in her blood that burned through her. She couldn’t stand it, but neither could she fix it. She just had to endure. "
18 " Some problems aren’t fixable, but that doesn’t mean you should stop. That sense that you can’t move forward ... that’s the trap. It’s better to take the best future you can manage with what you have, than to put your life on hold trying to fix everything in the hopes of a perfect future that might never come. "
19 " Ash, wait!” He stopped and faced her. His eyes were like black ice. “What?” “I want to help.” “I don’t need your help.” “But I have the Sahar. I could—” “I don’t want your help.” She gritted her teeth. “Lyre is my friend and I’m helping whether you like it or not.” His gaze raked her. “Fine. But don’t get in the way. "
20 " You can’t control your daemon side yet,” he told her, “but you’re only stuck if you let yourself be. Life is short, there and then gone. Don’t waste it waiting for a solution that might not even exist. "
