She felt Jace’s muscles flex as he reached past her for…

It’s me,” he said, and cleared his throat. “I could understand if you didn’t believe me, but I swear on the Angel, Iz, it’s…

— Cassandra Clare

The muscles you flex in theater are muscles that you really need. I must always find a way to get back there. It's irreplaceable.

— Lupita Nyong'o

To be strong does not mean to sprout muscles and flex. It means meeting one's own numinosity without fleeing, actively living with the wild…

— Clarissa Pinkola Estes

I learned the process of this kind of acting, how things run, how chaotic it can be, and what kind of different muscles you…

— Melissa Benoist

Isabelle tugged her tank top back down and glared at her brother. “You don’t knock now?” “It’s my bedroom!” Alec spluttered.

— Cassandra Clare

“Before Tessa could answer, there was a knock at the door, and a familiar voice. "It's Jem. Tessa, are you there?" Charlotte sat bolt…

— Cassandra Clare

“scrub oak trees. Kieran was leaning against him, pinning him to the tree, and they were kissing. Cristina hesitated a moment, blood rising into…

— Cassandra Clare

“Mother,” Alec’s voice as he interrupted his mother was firm, implacable, and not unkind. “Father. There’s something I have to tell you.” he smiled…

— Cassandra Clare

“Lex malla, lex nulla,” said Julian with a regretful wave of his hand. It was the Blackthorn family motto: A bad law is no…

— Cassandra Clare

“Being held by him, kissed and mastered, taken under and swept away, enthralled her in a way she—an independent woman if nothing else in…

— Tracy Sumner

“still feel the same way? Could he have changed this much on the inside too? Struggling for the right words, I opened my mouth…

— Meredith Wild

“Rodrigo tried to draw a deep breath, but his chest was too filled with anguish, rage and guilt. He kissed his ash-coated fingers. “I…

— Lisa Valdez

“If it makes you feel any better, he’s been all sad doll lately too.” “What are you talking about, Chels?” Chelsea stopped walking and…

— Kimberly Derting

“Taylor said a prayer for the man, and apologized out loud. Knowing there was nothing left to do, she turned to leave. As she…

— J.T. Ellison

I need a bath." He chuckled. "You smell of smoke, as do I." The duke turned, leaning heavily on his cane. "Jameson, open the…

— Karen Hawkins