“Because one of these days, someone's going to come along, someone who deserves your time and attention, someone who might really care about you, and you're going to be too far gone to even see what's right in front of your face. You're going to miss out on true love, Mandy.”
― Tracie Puckett, quote from Breaking Rules
“If you want things to change, then you have to change them.”
― Tracie Puckett, quote from Breaking Rules
“ducked away and took a few steps backward in the direction of her door.”
― Tracie Puckett, quote from Breaking Rules
“and squeezed in a few minutes for minimal make-up,”
― Tracie Puckett, quote from Breaking Rules
“ducked away and took a few steps backward in the direction of her door. Somehow,”
― Tracie Puckett, quote from Breaking Rules
“Playing chess with my father is torture. I have to sit very upright on the edge of my chair and respect the rules of impassivity while I consider my next move. I can feel myself dissolving under his stare. When I move a pawn he asks sarcastically, 'Have you really thought about what you're doing?' I panic and want to move the pawn back. He doesn't allow it: 'You've touched the piece, now you have to follow through. Think before you act. Think.”
― quote from The Only Girl in the World: A Memoir
“«Un buen libro, Marcus, no se mide sólo por sus últimas palabras, sino por el efecto colectivo de todas las palabras precedentes. Apenas medio segundo después de haber terminado el libro, tras haber leído la última palabra, el lector debe sentirse invadido por un fuerte sentimiento; durante un instante, sólo debe pensar en todo lo que acaba de leer, mirar la portada y sonreír con un gramo de tristeza porque va a echar de menos a todos los personajes. Un buen libro, Marcus, es un libro que uno se arrepiente de terminar.»”
― Joël Dicker, quote from La verdad sobre el caso Harry Quebert
“Nothing ever truly faded. Time only dulled the edges.”
― Karin Slaughter, quote from The Good Daughter
“The sound of the sea— just memory now.”
― Louise Glück, quote from Averno
“And besides, I couldn't stay at the party. It was too dangerous. I nearly died."
"From what?"
"Boredom.”
― Jennifer Donnelly, quote from These Shallow Graves
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