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1 " The thing to remember about a kick is you go for his twigs and berries" ~Declan~ "
― Ilsa Madden-Mills , Dirty English (English, #1)
2 " Love is a knife that cuts out your heart piece by piece, feeding it to the boy you love. "
3 " Some people think God puts difficult people in our lives for a reason, to make us better people as we sharpen ourselves on the knife of their shortcomings. "
4 " She was my queen and I wanted to be her king. I wanted to sit at the throne of her body and love her forever, "
5 " But this girl, she lived in a bubble, and seeing her out at a frat party was like spotting a unicorn. "
6 " His understanding of the theme of the book made me hot. Right then and there, I wanted to toss him down on the floor, crawl on top of him like the Jane Austen reader I was. "
7 " I came up for air. “It’s you, always you, my Mr. Darcy.” “I love you too, Elizabeth Bennett. "
8 " Clarity happens to all of us when our heart jumps ship, and mine was no different. "
9 " Big moments happen with the smallest actions, and sometimes it's not until later we connect the dots, but in that instant, I knew that somehow, someway Declan was going to own my heart. "
10 " She was my queen and I wanted to be her king. "
11 " Alright, the next pretty bird that walks through that door is up for grabs. "
12 " I’d like to pet that jungle cat, rub his silky fur and make him purr … I slapped myself mentally. Jungle cat? Make him purr? What was wrong with me tonight? "
13 " As far as I knew, Nadia was still with her new guy, some fancy tennis player from Brazil. Donatello or Michelangelo or something. Ninja Turtle? Yeah. "
14 " I was putting my foot down with my new neighbor. "
15 " Your scars are beautiful. It means you survived. It means you’re here with me.” He kissed my wrist, light as a feather—and changed everything about us. “It’s my favorite part of you, "
16 " Big moments happen with the smallest of actions, "
17 " Love is never perfect, in fact, it’s the exact opposite of perfect, but that’s okay, because it gives you room to grow and explore. "
18 " I wanted her in my skin. I wanted her in my soul. And I wanted in hers. "
19 " You’re beautiful,” he said softly. Simple words. Heavy weight. “There’s no reason for you to be jealous of her. You’re everything she isn’t, and I like it. A lot. "
20 " Loving Declan was like the rain storms I loved to dance in. Crazy and unpredictable, sometimes turbulent, sometimes gentle. "
