“You can overcome anything...short of death.”
― Abi Ketner, quote from Branded
“I love you... I don't want you to ever question it. I'd give up my life for yours. That's how much I love you. Don't you dare ever doubt that.”
― Abi Ketner, quote from Branded
“I never planned on falling for you. You were just an assignment. But it just sort of happened and now... There's not a single thing I would change about you. When you smile, my entire world stops. All I see is you. I need you.”
― Abi Ketner, quote from Branded
“Shhh..." He grips me closer to his body and then softly whispers in my ear, "I'm about to kiss you, and once I start I won't be able to stop. Just thought I should warn you.”
― Abi Ketner, quote from Branded
“I wasn’t actually sleeping, more like daydreaming with my eyes closed.”
― Abi Ketner, quote from Branded
“He takes my face into his hand, and reassures me. "So outside of these walls, we can't stand each other.”
― Abi Ketner, quote from Branded
“The last thing I want is for you to be afraid of me. But I want you to trust me. I need you to trust me." He sighs and I hear the pain and confusion in his voice.
"Why?"
"I don't know why and it scares the hell out of me." He swallows hard...
Part of me screams for him to run for his own safety, but I don't want him to move. My heart begs... Please stay with me. Forever.”
― Abi Ketner, quote from Branded
“I don't want to die, but at the same time, I wish I were dead.”
― Abi Ketner, quote from Branded
“Treat everyone equal. We are all born the same and die the same.”
― Abi Ketner, quote from Branded
“Just leave me," I whisper in his ear.
"Never.”
― Abi Ketner, quote from Branded
“All I want is to help you heal. To hold you when you cry. To glue you back together when you break apart. I want to reach out my hand and help you back up.”
― Abi Ketner, quote from Branded
“You’re amazing just the way you are. There’s not a single thing I would change about you. When you smile… my entire world stops. And all I see is you. I need you, Lexi.”
― Abi Ketner, quote from Branded
“what point do they believe what’s been branded on their skin instead of just knowing who they are inside?”
― Abi Ketner, quote from Branded
“Most of all, I wish for peace. If I survive this, all I want is to live with Cole and to live in peace for the rest of my life, knowing I made the right choice.”
― Abi Ketner, quote from Branded
“It doesn't matter now. What's done is done. It's in the past, so let's leave it there. Plus, if we could rewind time and fix our mistakes, we'd never learn from them. Right?”
― Abi Ketner, quote from Branded
“No matter how this world changes, you can survive.”
― Abi Ketner, quote from Branded
“To the outside, I'm filth now. I'll never be allowed to return to the life I knew. No one ever does.”
― Abi Ketner, quote from Branded
“Why the hell are you wearing it on your left hand? I swear to God, if you're married I'm going to kick your ass. I'm not joking.”
― Abi Ketner, quote from Branded
“Why the hell are you wearing it on your left hand? I swear to God, if you're married I'm going to kick your ass. I'm not joking.”
― Abi Ketner, quote from Branded
“You’re all I think about. My mind is constantly consumed by you, and it scares the hell out of me.”
― Abi Ketner, quote from Branded
“THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS: LUST — BLUE GLUTTONY — ORANGE GREED — YELLOW SLOTH — BLACK WRATH — RED ENVY — GREEN PRIDE — PURPLE”
― Abi Ketner, quote from Branded
“So we’ll take one day at a time, because each day is one day we didn’t have before.”
― Abi Ketner, quote from Branded
“You can overcome anything short of death”
― Abi Ketner, quote from Branded
“At times, I want to explode like a bomb or give in to my animalistic instincts like the others. But my father raised me better. He’d”
― Abi Ketner, quote from Branded
“The thing with the new world,” the tuba had said once, “is it’s just horrifically short on elegance.”
― Emily St. John Mandel, quote from Station Eleven
“if something made a man feel bad then he must determine what about it troubled him, and eliminate that. Simply to suffer the discomforts of guilt did not indicate a man had improved himself, only that he suspected he harbored a fault.”
― Robin Hobb, quote from Ship of Magic
“Are you missing the library again?" Seth asked, startling her as he walked into the room.
Kendra turned to face her brother. "You caught me," she congratulated him. "I'm reading."
"I bet the librarians back home are panicking. Summer vacation, and no Kendra Sorenson to keep them in business. Have they been sending you letters?"
"Might not hurt you to pick up a book, just as an experiment."
Whatever. I looked up the definition for 'nerd' in the dictionary. Know what it said?"
"I bet you'll tell me."
" 'If you're reading this, you are one.' "
You're a riot." Kendra turned back to the journal, flipping to a random page.
Seth took a seat on his bed across from her. "Kendra, seriously, I can sort of see reading a cool book for fun, but dusty old journals? Really? Has anybody told you there are magical creatures out there?" He pointed out the window.
"Has anybody told you some of those creatures can eat you?" Kendra responded. "I'm not reading these just for fun. They have good info."
"like what? Patton and Lena smooching?"
Kendra rolled her eyes. "I'm not telling. You'll end up in a tar pit."
"There's a tar pit?" he said, perking up. "Where?”
― Brandon Mull, quote from Grip of the Shadow Plague
“It's not my story anymore: whenever I speak about the past now, I feel as if I were talking about something that has nothing to do with me. All that remains in the present are the voice, the presence, and the importance of fulfilling my mission. I don't regret difficulties I experienced; I think they helped me to become the person I am today, I feel the way a warrior must feel after years of training; he doesn't remember the details of everything he learned, but he knows how to strike when the time is right.”
― Paulo Coelho, quote from The Zahir
“Extraordinary creatures you young people are, altogether. The past you hate, the present you despise, and the future is a matter of indifference. How do you suppose that can lead to any good end?”
― Erich Maria Remarque, quote from Three Comrades
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