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1 " My tongue ran over my lower lip and I could taste the sin. It was thick and heavy in the air, and it made my head swim as I gazed into Abel's ocean-colored eyes. I wondered whether he tasted it too, whether his heart was pounding in his chest. I wondered most of all if it was artificial - a haze of adoration brought on by the pills. It had been so long since I'd wanted that; I didn't trust my own thoughts, but if felt too good to care. "
― Teresa Mummert , Perfect Lie
2 " Sometimes love burns so hot in your veins that it consumes all rational thought. You become a walking shell that can no longer function without your significant other whispering into your soul, telling your heart to beat. "
3 " Your home is your jail, Bird. I’m going to set you free. "
4 " Loser,” I groaned, as I rolled my eyes. “I may be a loser, but I fuck like a champ. You should try it sometime. Maybe you wouldn’t be so cranky. "
5 " Are all people from California so rude?” He shrugged. “Not as bad as the bitches from Mississippi.” “Burn. "
6 " Kettle, you’re not embracing my awesome. Embrace the awesome.” “So are you going to tell me how you knew?” I pulled back to look at him, and his gaze flicked to mine. “Well, I’d always had a feeling of awesome, even as a young boy.” “My God. You’re infuriating.” “Kettle, I’m touched, but you don’t need to call me ‘God. "
7 " This has been fun, but I have a date. Don’t give yourself a paper cut, Kettle.” He turned to leave, and I groaned with frustration. “It’s a Kindle, you idiot. There is no paper. "
8 " Moth to a flame. Somehow we both got burnt. "
9 " As I opened the door, Abel turned toward the shower and zipped up his pants. “Jesus! Shit! I’m so sorry.” I yanked the door to close it, but he grabbed hold and pulled it wide open. “Wow. Was it that disappointing?” He laughed, and my face burned with embarrassment. “I didn’t see anything.” I was mortified. “You really know how to hurt a man’s ego. "
10 " Worthless. It wasn’t that I viewed my tears as a weakness; it was that I knew what they’d said was true. I was a nothing. No one looked forward to seeing me in the morning. No one laid his head on his pillow at night to dream of me. I existed by pure accident, and no one would let me forget how unwanted I was. "
11 " don’t want to fix you, Bird. I want you to fix me. "
12 " he hugged me as if I were the last breath of air and he were struggling to keep his head above water. "
13 " Everyone sees life through his or her own experiences. "
14 " For the first time in a long while, I cared about something. I wanted to make you smile. "
15 " Are all people from California so rude?” He shrugged. “Not as bad as the bitches from Mississippi. "