“Not every story has a happy ending, but that doesn't mean it's not worth telling.”
― Steven dos Santos, quote from The Culling
“I lean forward and pinch his nostrils closed again, press my lips to his, and blow in more air. I think about all those times he stole my breath away. Why doesn't he use it now?”
― Steven dos Santos, quote from The Culling
“I'm not going to end up in some heap of crushed dreams.”
― Steven dos Santos, quote from The Culling
“Anybody that's capable of love can't be all bad.”
― Steven dos Santos, quote from The Culling
“His lips graze my ear and it's like fireflies are buzzing around my heart.”
― Steven dos Santos, quote from The Culling
“Grieving is a weakness-too human, too mired in compassion, and we can't repeat that mistake, can we?”
― Steven dos Santos, quote from The Culling
“I've seen that cornered look on more than a few Parish faces over the years, and each time it brings a lump to my throat. The old-timers say you eventually get numb to it. I'm not sure I want to live that long.”
― Steven dos Santos, quote from The Culling
“As long as I’m in the picture.”
“Leo, you are the picture.”
― Kristen Proby, quote from Rock with Me
“Sometimes we hurt those that we love the most”
― Courtney Cole, quote from If You Stay
“When everything goes wrong in our lives, it's natural to look around for someone -or something- to blame.”
― Tess Gerritsen, quote from Life Support
“So what I'm trying to say is you should text me back.
Because there's a precedent. Because there's an urgency.
Because there's a bedtime.
Because when the world ends I might not have my phone charged and
If you don't respond soon,
I won't know if you'd wanna leave your shadow next to mine.”
― Marina Keegan, quote from The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories
“Tail held high, Brokentail’s tiny sister pattered forward into the circle to stand beside him. “I give you a life for love of kin,” she mewed, the wisdom in her voice startling Yellowfang as it came from so small a body. “And as Clan leader, remember that every Clan cat is your kin.”
― Erin Hunter, quote from Yellowfang's Secret
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