“If I love you more than you love me, I’m as good as dead. Yet I can’t make myself take it back. I can’t just walk away from you, because every time you pass by me without smiling, without touching my hand, or at least making eye contact, it feels like I’m dying inside.”
― Rachel Vincent, quote from Shift
“Justice is for the victim.” Kick. “Vengeance is for the survivor.”
― Rachel Vincent, quote from Shift
“If I love you more than you love me, I'm as good as dead. Yet I can't make myself take it back. I can't just walk away from you, because every time you pass by me without smiling, without touching my hand, or at least making eye contact, it feels like I'm dying inside. And I'm pretty sure that hurts worse than whatever Marc would do to me. Whatever your dad would do. Hell, Faythe, I'm pretty sure that never touching you again would hurt worse than the nastiest death Calvin could think up for me.”
― Rachel Vincent, quote from Shift
“Why is this so hard?” I whispered.
His pulse leaped crazily at my admission. “Everything worth fighting for is hard.”
― Rachel Vincent, quote from Shift
“You deserve better than me,” I whispered, and the selfish part of me hoped he wouldn’t hear.
He heard.
Marc spun me around so fast I would have slipped again if he weren’t holding me up. We were so close drops of water from his chin fell onto my chest, and I had to crane my neck to see him.
“You are perfect for me, Faythe, just like you are, because you’re not perfect. You’re headstrong, and impulsive, and outspoken, and I’m possessive, and overprotective, and too easy to piss off. We’re both wrong for a lot of things, but we’re right for each other. Do you understand?”
I nodded. I didn’t know what else to do.”
― Rachel Vincent, quote from Shift
“I've seen this episode. This is the one where Sylvester eats Tweety.”
― Rachel Vincent, quote from Shift
“...sometimes compassion is the greater part of honor.”
― Rachel Vincent, quote from Shift
“What could thunderbirds want with us?" I wondered aloud [...]
"We'll find out when Big Bird wakes up," Marc said.
My father shook his head. "We'll find out now. Wake him up and make him sing.”
― Rachel Vincent, quote from Shift
“Five toms bound and gagged. One ruptured scrotum...”
― Rachel Vincent, quote from Shift
“We would not have hurt the child, even if she is our natural enemy. Nor would we have hurt you, if it could be helped. Finn was killed by a male cat, and in exchange for that information, we also agreed to try to remove the female cats from your encampment before the true melee begins.”
Melee?! Were these ninja birds? Green Berets with feathers?”
― Rachel Vincent, quote from Shift
“I will never marry you. I will never have sex with you voluntarily. And the day you touch me without permission will be the day you swallow your own testicles whole. Do you understand?”
― Rachel Vincent, quote from Shift
“Suggestions?" I asked [...]
Marc never took his gaze from the cage. "Get the hose.”
― Rachel Vincent, quote from Shift
“Jace. This can't happen." I closed my eyes, thinking it would be easier to say without him looking back at me. But it wasn't. "This isn't about us. I can't leave Marc.”
― Rachel Vincent, quote from Shift
“We’re days away from going full scale against Malone, and in the meantime, we’re under fire from above. And I’m about as useful as a three-legged dog.”
“You’re much more useful than any kind of dog, mi vida.” Marc purred and pressed me into the counter, his hands on my hips. I couldn’t resist a smile. I was a real sucker for Spanish.”
― Rachel Vincent, quote from Shift
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“Victories and defeats form part of everyone's life - everyone, that is, except cowards, as you call them, because they never lose or win.”
― Paulo Coelho, quote from The Devil and Miss Prym
“Él inclino su cabeza y habló suavemente —: Quiero estar contigo en estos malos momentos. Quiero llevarte a casa conmigo y tenderte en mi cama y tener horas y horas tu cuerpo envuelto en el mío y hacerte todo lo que o quiera. Quiero tenerte ahí en la mañana, así cuando despertemos puedo hacerte venir diciendo mi nombre. Quiero manejar hasta tu trabajo y recogerte cuando termines tu turno. Quiero ir a las tiendas contigo y comprar comida que podamos cocinar para la cena. Quiero ver un programa tonto de televisión y tenerte cayendo dormida en mi pecho, así podría verte y oír tu respiración.”
― Raine Miller, quote from Naked
“...and our footsteps rang and echoed till it sounded like the room was full of dancers, the house calling up all the people who had danced here across centuries of spring evenings, gallant girls seeing gallant boys off to war, old men and women straight-backed while outside their world disintegrated and the new one battered at their doors, all of them bruised and all of them laughing, welcoming us into their long lineage.”
― Tana French, quote from The Likeness
“If you think it's hard getting in, you should try getting out.”
― Anthony Horowitz, quote from Raven's Gate
“You were the best thing that ever happened to me. I hope someday I can say you were one of the best, but for now, it’s only you.”
― Penelope Ward, quote from Stepbrother Dearest
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