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The Conspiracy of Us (The Conspiracy of Us, #1) QUOTES

The Conspiracy of Us (The Conspiracy of Us, #1) QUOTES

1 " The thing is, being lonely is like walking in the cold without a coat. It’s uncomfortable, but eventually you go numb. Once you get used to not being lonely, though, the shock of going back is like having your down comforter yanked off at six o’clock on a Minnesota December morning. "

― Maggie Hall , The Conspiracy of Us (The Conspiracy of Us, #1)

2 " The sun came out the next day, which it had no right to do. "

― Maggie Hall , The Conspiracy of Us (The Conspiracy of Us, #1)

3 " Toska.” He leaned forward, too. “It’s a Russian word. It has no translation into any other language, but the closest I’ve heard is the ache. A longing. The sense that something is missing, and even if you’re not sure what it is, you ache for it. Down to your bones. "

― Maggie Hall , The Conspiracy of Us (The Conspiracy of Us, #1)

4 " There was non-mistake, not-nothing blood everywhere. "

― Maggie Hall , The Conspiracy of Us (The Conspiracy of Us, #1)

5 " Because it’s worse to wish for something that’s never going to happen and be disappointed than to never wish for anything at all, "

― Maggie Hall , The Conspiracy of Us (The Conspiracy of Us, #1)

6 " I've never considered breaking that oath before. Ever. But I did, for you. To keep you safe. Everything--from letting you go at the prom, to tonight at the ball--it's all been for you. As much as I tried to tell myself it was for the Saxons, it wasn't true. As much as I said I was going to Istanbul just for Fitz, it wasn't true. Every second I wasn't with you, I was thinking about you. Worrying about you. It wasn't for them. It was all for you. "

― Maggie Hall , The Conspiracy of Us (The Conspiracy of Us, #1)

7 " Sometimes I can’t tell whether you’re trying to interrogate me, or kill me, or sleep with me. "

― Maggie Hall , The Conspiracy of Us (The Conspiracy of Us, #1)