“I gave in to that feeling. I didn't care what it made me -weak selfish, stupid, terrible.” — Alexandra Bracken Copy Share Image
“This kid has more mood swings than a toddler's birthday party.” — Alexandra Bracken Birthday Copy Share Image
“I can't tell which direction is right or wrong anymore, but I know I want to stay.” — Alexandra Bracken Direction Copy Share Image
“My fear for you outweighs my fear of him,” he said simply. “And I told you, didn’t I? If you left, I’d… — Alexandra Bracken Copy Share Image
Yes, you are,” Chubs agreed. “But you’re our idiot, so be more careful next time.” “Cosigned,” Liam said, hooking his fingers over… — Alexandra Bracken Copy Share Image
“You can push someone’s button over and over again to get what you want, but there comes a point when your finger… — Alexandra Bracken Copy Share Image
The thing is...what they don't tell you about forgiveness is this-you don't give it for the other person's sake, but your own. — Alexandra Bracken Forgiveness Copy Share Image
“Sometimes life just happens to you, and you can't dodge it. It crashes into you because it wants to see what you're… — Alexandra Bracken Copy Share Image
“The real problem is Mom and the rest of the people in this town don't think big. They're the kind of folks… — Alexandra Bracken Life Copy Share Image
“I'm not... I'm not without a heart,' he heard Sophia say, her chin raised, eyes straight ahead. 'I'm not. I just don't… — Alexandra Bracken Courage Copy Share Image
The truth is, I love history and studied it in college, with a particular focus on early American history. My love is… — Alexandra Bracken American history Copy Share Image
“There’s this word,” she continued, turning to study her fingers gripping the wheel. “Nothing like it exists in the English language. It’s… — Alexandra Bracken English language Copy Share Image
“Cate had told me once, a long time ago, that the only way to survive your past was to find a way… — Alexandra Bracken Alexandra-bracken Copy Share Image
“I started at the beginning, the escape. Fleeing through the forest, meeting a new danger at every turn, the desperation that came… — Alexandra Bracken Alexandra-bracken Copy Share Image
“I can't pretend like it never happened" I told her. "You shouldn't - you should never forget. But part of surviving is… — Alexandra Bracken English language Copy Share Image
Seeing that my words had done absolutely nothing to pull North from whatever depths he was clinging to, Owain did what came… — Alexandra Bracken Copy Share Image
“Do you believe in that world you spoke of, the one made for us?' She swallowed, nodding. Her soft lips were against… — Alexandra Bracken Copy Share Image
“I do not know what, in the end, makes a person who they are. If we're all born one way, or if… — Alexandra Bracken Copy Share Image
“I don't do well without you," he said. "Who I was before--I never want to be that person again. But I told… — Alexandra Bracken Choice Copy Share Image
“That girl was gone forever, and all that was left was a product of the place that had taught her to fear… — Alexandra Bracken Copy Share Image
If there was one good thing that came out of all this, it was that I got to meet you. I would… — Alexandra Bracken Copy Share Image
I had this almost secret life of going to 'Star Wars' conventions because,' when I was younger, Star Wars' had phased into… — Alexandra Bracken Copy Share Image
Owain crossed his arms over his chest. "I've gone straight. Only good, clean jobs for me now." "So, in other words," North… — Alexandra Bracken Copy Share Image
I had the strangest sensation of floating, of drifting farther and farther away with nothing and no one to cling to. I… — Alexandra Bracken Copy Share Image
“Then he was stepping back, away, letting distance flood between us again. His voice was low, rough. "Give 'em hell, darlin'." "And… — Alexandra Bracken Copy Share Image
“Maybe I was still broken and would always be-but now, at least, I was piecing myself back together, lining up one jagged… — Alexandra Bracken Jagged Copy Share Image
“It was nothing that would hawe seemed odd from the outside, looking in, or drawn attention unless you were really, truly staring… — Alexandra Bracken Staring Copy Share Image
No spinning," I said. I wasn't sure my head or heart could take it. Up close, he was so warm, and so… — Alexandra Bracken Beautiful Copy Share Image
“I already felt like the freak of freaks without the added realization that I lacked the basic ability of communicating normally with… — Alexandra Bracken Copy Share Image
“That is physically impossible," Chubs groused. "He'd be--" "Actually," Liam began, "Cole once did try to--What?" "Oh, I'm sorry," Chubs said, "apparently… — Alexandra Bracken Copy Share Image
But there's a beginning in an end, you know? It's true that you can't reclaim what you had, but you can lock… — Alexandra Bracken Copy Share Image
“I knew I wasn't making sence, but I couldn't seem to connect my thoughts to my tongue. That feeling... How did you… — Alexandra Bracken Feelings Copy Share Image
“I waited for him to come with me, to accept that we were now in this together again, that time and distance… — Alexandra Bracken Time and distance Copy Share Image
“Once you know the special brand of pain that comes with being separated from someone you know down to the marrow of… — Alexandra Bracken Pain Copy Share Image
“That was the dangerous thing about dreams-how quicly you became tangled in it all. People naturally let their guard down when they… — Alexandra Bracken Dream Copy Share Image
Owain told me about the beautiful, fair-haired Vesta. It took me several minutes to work out that Vesta was a horse, and… — Alexandra Bracken Beautiful Copy Share Image
Dreaming led to disappointment, and disappointment to a kind of depressed funk that wasn’t easy to shake. Better to stay in the… — Alexandra Bracken Dark Copy Share Image
“Chubs jumped out of the driver's seat, leaving the engine running. "oh, thank God. I saw you both on the ground and… — Alexandra Bracken Chubs Copy Share Image
What I’m trying to get at is, as bad as everything seems, I think, at its heart, life is good. It doesn’t… — Alexandra Bracken Copy Share Image
Familial betrayal is, to me, the most heartbreaking kind - because if you can't trust your family to love you and protect… — Alexandra Bracken Betrayal Copy Share Image
