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671c232 But our trip was different. It was a classic affirmation of everything right and true and decent in the national character. It was a gross, physical salute to the fantastic possibilities of life in this country-but only for those with true grit. And we were chock full of that. Hunter S. Thompson
3f5c457 You, there, girl! Halt!" Who in the ever halts when the enemy tells them to?" Sherwood Smith
c931aa2 My heart cracked. Daemon never begged. romantic tragic Jennifer L. Armentrout
68e1ef4 It's like you have a special skill when it comes to finding condoms. Seriously. They must fall out of the sky whenever you're around. Jennifer L. Armentrout
23602ec I hurried upstairs and powered up my laptop. I checked on the review I'd posted last night. No comments. People sucked. But I did gain five new followers. People rocked. Jennifer L. Armentrout
8d3352f There's a word for that kind of lie. Hope. Max Brooks
4e515f6 You do not have to be alone. The world never inflicts loneliness upon us. That is something we choose or reject by ourselves. loneliness Darren Shan
7f5c557 He scowled at Jason. "And please, I don't like being touched. Don't ever grab me again." jason-grace nico-di-angelo percy-jackson rick-riordan Rick Riordan
64fd5b7 What exactly did you find in Atlanta?" Frank unzipped his backpack and started bringing out souvenirs. "Some peach preserves. A couple of T-shirts. A snow globe. And, um, these not-really-Chinese handcuffs." Annabeth forced herself to stay calm. "How about you start from the top--of the story, not the backpack." communication frank-zhang jason-grace percy-jackson-and-the-olympians the-heroes-of-olympus the-mark-of-athena Rick Riordan
443e5ca I didn't answer, but, please--nothing is obvious with boys. For such simple creatures, they are quite baffling. rick-riordan Rick Riordan
3b41530 Doubtful, but it did work... "Annabeth?" Percy said again. "You're planning something. You've got that I'm-planning-something look." "I don't have an I'm-planning-something look." "Yeah, you totally do. Your eyebrows knit and your lips press together and ---" "Do you have a pen?" she asked him. "You're kidding, right?" He brought out Riptide. "Yes, but can you actually write with it?" "I--I don't know," he admitted. "Never tried." humor percy-jackson Rick Riordan
65ca9ff You--Roarke." Eyes watering, she reached for more tissue. "Jesus, Eve. Jesus Christ, you never sleep with anybody. And you're telling me you slept with Roarke?" "That's not precisely accurate. We didn't sleep." mavis J.D. Robb
dc0e552 Each day has been chained to the previous one. But the weeks have wings. Anyone who believes that a second is faster than a decade did not live my life. Jonathan Safran Foer
c77fbe9 Life's splendor forever lies in wait about each one of us in all its fullness, but veiled from view, deep down, invisible, far off. It is there, though, not hostile, not reluctant, not deaf. If you summon it by the right word, by its right name, it will come. Franz Kafka
709303a I am dirty, Milena, endlessly dirty, that is why I make such a fuss about cleanliness. None sing as purely as those in deepest hell; it is their singing we take for the singing of angels. Franz Kafka
0f57e7a When someone is trying very hard to get something, they don't. And when they're running away from something as hard as they can, it usually catches up with them. inspirational Haruki Murakami
f989681 No matter how quiet and conformist a person's life seems, there's always a time in the past when they reached an impasse. A time when they went a little crazy. I guess people need that sort of stage in their lives. Haruki Murakami
1ee264f Why did God make women so beautiful and man with such a loving heart? men women Walker Percy
3d3d343 Let my country die for me. James Joyce
753548e Love may, indeed, love the beloved when her beauty is lost: but not because it is lost. Love may forgive all infirmities and love still in spite of them: but Love cannot cease to will their removal. Love is more sensitive than hatred itself to every blemish in the beloved... Of all powers he forgives most, but he condones least: he is pleased with little, but demands all. C.S. Lewis
f51ba58 Well, sir, if things are real, they're there all the time." "Are they?" said the Professor; and Peter did not quite know what to say." C.S. Lewis
b68423f Above all, do not attempt to use science (I mean, the real sciences) as a defence against Christianity. They will positively encourage him to think about realities he can't touch and see. C.S. Lewis
56b8d45 Rules and responsibilities: these are the ties that bind us. We do what we do, because of who we are. If we did otherwise, we would not be ourselves. I will do what I have to do. And I will do what I must. rules Neil Gaiman
bfadd82 You are an analog girl, living in a digital world. digital Neil Gaiman
3d2d357 Belinda stared into the fire for some time, thinking about what she had in her life, and what she had given up; and whether it would be worse to love someone who was no longer there, or not to love someone who was. Neil Gaiman
ace4bd5 You are worth about 3 dollars worth in chemicals. Carl Sagan
5ad953d Happy birthday, Alexander," Magnus murmured. "Thanks for remembering," Alec whispered back." birthday kiss love magnus malec Cassandra Clare
3b0cf47 God knows we're all drawn toward what's beautiful and broken; I have been, but some people cannot be fixed. Or if they can be, it's only by love and sacrifice so great it destroys the giver. beautiful-disaster broken depressed love sacrifice sad Cassandra Clare
ba242bc So I'm your first ever Shadowhunter, huh?" Alec said when they separated at last. "You're my first so many things, Alec Lightwood," Magnus said." Cassandra Clare
1b42c76 One can give up many things for love, but one should not give up oneself. Cassandra Clare
51026dd Our own Sleeping Beauty. Who finally kissed you awake? Cassandra Clare
9eeffbc Yes, he would have done that for Tessa - died to keep the ones she needed beside her - and so would Jem have done that for him or for Tessa, and so would Tessa, he thought, do that for both of them. It was a near incomprehensible tangle, the three of them, but there was one certainty, and that was that there was no lack of love between them. Cassandra Clare
2f3ab2b Black for hunting through the night For death and sorrow, the color's white shadowhunter Cassandra Clare
c3a4706 she glanced down and saw that a glove of blood covered her lower arm from the elbow to the wrist. The arm was throbbing, stiff, and painful. "Is this when you start tearing strips off your T-shirt to bind up my wound?" she joked. She hated the sight of blood, especially her own. "If you wanted me to rip my clothes off, you should have just asked." He dug into his pocket and brought out his stele. "It would have been a lot less painful... jace-and-clary smartass Cassandra Clare
43e1543 As we all have an infinite capacity to make mistakes, we all have an infinite capacity for forgiveness. cristina-blackthorn queen-of-air-and-darkness the-dark-artifices Cassandra Clare
edf7392 And you won't leave me?" "No." Alec said. "No, we won't ever leave you. You know that." "Never." Isabelle took his hand, the one Alec wasn't holding, and pressed it fiercely. "Lightwoods, all together." She whispered. Jace's hand was suddenly damp where she was holding it, and he realized she was crying, her tears splashing down crying for him, because she loved him; even after everything that had happened, she still loved him. They both di.. isabelle-lightwood jace-lightwood lightwoods parabatai cassandra clare
3b94052 When I first arrived in London, I so quickly tired of being surrounded by so many people that it was only with great difficulty that I refrained from seizing the next unfortunate who crossed my path and committing violent acts upon their person. will-herondale Cassandra Clare
a71f81c Downworld?" Tessa echoed, puzzled. "Is that a place in London?" "Never mind that," said Will. "I'm boasting of my investigative skills, and I would prefer to do it without interruption." Cassandra Clare
a597866 Nothing is more painful to the human mind than, after the feelings have been worked up by a quick succession of events, the dead calmness of inaction and certainty which follows and deprives the soul both of hope and fear. Mary Shelley
c6f2055 My dear, I used to think I was serving humanity . . . and I pleasured in the thought. Then I discovered that humanity does not want to be served; on the contrary it resents any attempt to serve it. So now I do what pleases myself. sociology Robert A. Heinlein
9d40eac There isn't any me. I'm you. Don't make up a separate me. Ernest Hemingway
bc9f596 I am your number one fan. Stephen King
08dc7d1 The road and the tale have both been long, would you not say so? The trip has been long and the cost has been high... but no great thing was ever attained easily. A long tale, like a tall Tower, must be built a stone at a time. Stephen King
1ff48d5 Can I be blunt on this subject? If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that. Stephen King