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> [“For the first time in Javier’s life, he understood why the Tin-Man had wanted a heart. It would be better, if he knew what exactly it was inside him that was breaking.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-ashby/for-the-first-time-in-javier-s-life-he-understood-why-the-tin-man-had/)

[Madeline Ashby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-ashby/)

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## More by Madeline Ashby

> [“The minisub burbled up to the surface like a bout of bad tacos;”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-ashby/the-minisub-burbled-up-to-the-surface-like-a-bout-of-bad-tacos/)

[Madeline Ashby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-ashby/)

> [“She belongs with me, not to me.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-ashby/she-belongs-with-me-not-to-me/)

[Madeline Ashby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-ashby/)

> [“You know a lot of sick people,” he said. “I know a lot of dead people.” Sandro reached over to a shelf above the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-ashby/you-know-a-lot-of-sick-people-he-said-i-know-a-lot-of-dead-people/)

[Madeline Ashby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-ashby/)

> [“It always takes Ignacio a minute to put his sexy together.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-ashby/it-always-takes-ignacio-a-minute-to-put-his-sexy-together/)

[Madeline Ashby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-ashby/)

> [“It's us, you know, it's us who can't handle that kind of love. We're apes. Literally. We don't know shit about unconditional love. So…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-ashby/it-s-us-you-know-it-s-us-who-can-t-handle-that-kind-of-love-we-re/)

[Madeline Ashby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-ashby/)

> [“They hate women,” Moore said. “Serial killers are the zenith of misogyny.” “No, Mr. Moore, that would be the invention of the corset,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-ashby/they-hate-women-moore-said-serial-killers-are-the-zenith-of-misogyny/)

[Madeline Ashby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-ashby/)

> [“The dance took place on a viewpoint level of Tower Four. Each hour, the whole floor would make a single revolution, so couples at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-ashby/the-dance-took-place-on-a-viewpoint-level-of-tower-four-each-hour-the/)

[Madeline Ashby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-ashby/)

> [“For the first time in Javier’s life, he understood why the Tin-Man had wanted a heart. It would be better, if he knew what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-ashby/for-the-first-time-in-javier-s-life-he-understood-why-the-tin-man-had/)

[Madeline Ashby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-ashby/)

> [“Charlotte leveled him with a glare the likes of which he had never seen in synthetic women. It seemed to penetrate his every cell,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-ashby/charlotte-leveled-him-with-a-glare-the-likes-of-which-he-had-never/)

[Madeline Ashby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-ashby/)

> [“She looked up and he was looking at her, too, and it was like kissing - or perhaps the moment just before kissing, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-ashby/she-looked-up-and-he-was-looking-at-her-too-and-it-was-like-kissing/)

[Madeline Ashby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-ashby/)

> [“It wasn't a hug - hugs ended quickly, even long ones, but this one persisted into something else entirely.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-ashby/it-wasn-t-a-hug-hugs-ended-quickly-even-long-ones-but-this-one/)

[Madeline Ashby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-ashby/)

> [“It was too late, of course, for California. But California has always been a place where dreams go to live or die.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-ashby/it-was-too-late-of-course-for-california-but-california-has-always/)

[Madeline Ashby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-ashby/)

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