“What's the meaning of life?"
"I have been programmed by Hexus to reply 'meatballs,'" it says.”
― Lydia Kang, quote from Control
“Trust no one, I scold myself. Even if they smell good.”
― Lydia Kang, quote from Control
“For once, I'll be proud to be in the shadows.”
― Lydia Kang, quote from Control
“Trust is essential when you're planning to lie to everyone you know.”
― Lydia Kang, quote from Control
“Welcome to Aureus, land of illegal freaks. Have some torture and tea while you're here.”
― Lydia Kang, quote from Control
“once, I’ll be proud to be in the shadows.”
― Lydia Kang, quote from Control
“Where's your dog?" Peter's voice came from within the gushing stream of water. Justin thought he must have misheard.
"Pardon?"
"Your dog."
"Yes?"
"Isn't he with you today?" Justin looked at Peter.
"Ha bloody ha." Peter stuck his head out of the stream of water, features dripping. He smiled shyly.
"I love greyhounds." Justin stared.
"My dog is imaginary."
"Oh." Peter looked interested. "That's unusual." Justin put his head under the water. When he emerged, Peter was still looking at him.
"Less work," Peter offered, cheerily. "If the dog's imaginary, I mean. Not so much grooming, feeding, et cetera.”
― Meg Rosoff, quote from Just in Case
“Anger engulfed me and I ripped my hand away from him. ‘You left me,’ I growled. ‘You treated me no better than one of your random hookups, and suddenly because you’ve decided that no, wait, you do love me, I'm to come running back?’ I stood up, my chair clattering behind me with the force of the movement. ‘Your words are nice in the moment. But at the end of the day it means fuck all. I don’t trust you with your own feelings, Nate. Why the hell would I trust you with mine?”
― Samantha Young, quote from Before Jamaica Lane
“Un tempo piangevo moltissimo ed ero pieno di speranze. Oggi rido parecchio, un riso disilluso.”
― David Grossman, quote from Someone to Run With
“So are you planning on stealing all our guns, or do you think maybe you only need one per hand? - Ahmed”
― Alwyn Hamilton, quote from Rebel of the Sands
“In fact, some people who rate very high marks on the ego-based indexes of success are the ones I find most difficult to be around—and totally uninspiring”
― Wayne W. Dyer, quote from Inspiration: Your Ultimate Calling
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