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> [“He finally returned my gaze, and held it. A knot lodged in my throat, because he was closer than I expected, and his eyelashes were darker than I expected, and long, and there was a gray rim around the inside…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-poston/he-finally-returned-my-gaze-and-held-it-a-knot-lodged-in-my-throat/)

[Ashley Poston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-poston/)

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## More by Ashley Poston

> [“On your left!” my bodyguard shouts again, skirting around me. “Looks like you only got two speeds—slow and slower!” I glare after him. “Excuse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-poston/on-your-left-my-bodyguard-shouts-again-skirting-around-me-looks-like/)

[Ashley Poston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-poston/)

> [“—I’m like super short. 5′3″”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-poston/i-m-like-super-short-5-3/)

[Ashley Poston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-poston/)

> [“I found you," I echoed. And suddenly he was pushing himself to sit up, sloughing off the vines that had crept around his limbs,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-poston/i-found-you-i-echoed-and-suddenly-he-was-pushing-himself-to-sit-up/)

[Ashley Poston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-poston/)

> [“She sniffs and shakes off her tears, then turns to me with an eager look. “So what’s the deal with him? How did you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-poston/she-sniffs-and-shakes-off-her-tears-then-turns-to-me-with-an-eager/)

[Ashley Poston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-poston/)

> [“Do a lot of internet groups meet up at conventions?” “Sure.” “How about your Starfield peeps? The online ones you talk to?” “Oh—well, yeah.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-poston/do-a-lot-of-internet-groups-meet-up-at-conventions-sure-how-about/)

[Ashley Poston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-poston/)

> [“Hey, you’re the chick in my homeroom, yeah?” “And you are holding up the line,” she replies. He looks behind him. “There’s no one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-poston/hey-you-re-the-chick-in-my-homeroom-yeah-and-you-are-holding-up-the/)

[Ashley Poston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-poston/)

> [“My dad said that the impossible is only impossible if you don’t even try. So I want to try.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-poston/my-dad-said-that-the-impossible-is-only-impossible-if-you-don-t-even/)

[Ashley Poston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-poston/)

> [“The man was handsome, and he taught English in the same department as me--- and the second he showed up at my apartment and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-poston/the-man-was-handsome-and-he-taught-english-in-the-same-department-as/)

[Ashley Poston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-poston/)

> [“Starlight, star bright, you can be anyone you want to be tonight.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-poston/starlight-star-bright-you-can-be-anyone-you-want-to-be-tonight/)

[Ashley Poston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-poston/)

> [“If you believe in yourself and have a few good friends, then you can do anything. You can be anything.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-poston/if-you-believe-in-yourself-and-have-a-few-good-friends-then-you-can/)

[Ashley Poston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-poston/)

> [“He finally returned my gaze, and held it. A knot lodged in my throat, because he was closer than I expected, and his eyelashes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-poston/he-finally-returned-my-gaze-and-held-it-a-knot-lodged-in-my-throat/)

[Ashley Poston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-poston/)

> [“You’re probably good at taking lip, aren’t you?” I mutter more to myself than to my bodyguard, clawing through the suitcase for a T-shirt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-poston/you-re-probably-good-at-taking-lip-aren-t-you-i-mutter-more-to-myself/)

[Ashley Poston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-poston/)

> [“You don’t put a soap opera star in charge of an entire galaxy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-poston/you-don-t-put-a-soap-opera-star-in-charge-of-an-entire-galaxy/)

[Ashley Poston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-poston/)

> [“Knew it.” The Nox King looks way too happy. “There’s no way you could’ve made that.” “Oh?” I cock my head. “And why’s that?”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-poston/knew-it-the-nox-king-looks-way-too-happy-there-s-no-way-you-could-ve/)

[Ashley Poston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-poston/)

> [“it was such a lovely night. The moon was round and large, framed perfectly between the buildings like the main character in her own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-poston/it-was-such-a-lovely-night-the-moon-was-round-and-large-framed/)

[Ashley Poston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-poston/)

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