“Hearing my brother’s words coming out of Henry, this stranger in a strange town, made me feel wild with all the loss—wild… — Laura Anderson Kurk Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, in the stillness of my room, my mom’s voice came to me, repeating things she’d said for months. Like, “My skin… — Laura Anderson Kurk Copy Share Image
“We bumped into other silent lines of kids going in the same direction. We looked like we were much younger and our… — Laura Anderson Kurk Copy Share Image
“Kammy could see the palace built into the cliff face. It was a majestic construction. Its white walls stretched up into a… — Natalie Crown Copy Share Image
“Then let me be your mercy,” he said. “I’ll never be able to give you smart answers about why we suffer, but… — Laura Anderson Kurk Copy Share Image
“I really need to remember to block my thoughts." "Oh, come on," he pulled me closer towards him. "Why are you so… — Nicole Sobon Copy Share Image
“That's the thing about trust. It's like broken glass. You can put it back together, but the cracks are always visible--like scars… — Hope Collier Copy Share Image
“To be different is a lonely thing, and she has been lonely for such a long time. What she does frightens people,… — Helen Bell Copy Share Image
“It wasn't premeditated. It was what needed to be done. So I did it.” — Milly Silver Copy Share Image
“Her body jerked when his arm draped over her. “You have no idea how often I’ve dreamed of this moment,” Seth whispered… — Kelsey Ketch Copy Share Image
“I found I could only glance at him for tiny moments and then I had to look away. He was perfect enough… — Laura Anderson Kurk Copy Share Image
“I'm sorry,’ she told him finally, because there was nothing else to say. His dazed expression slowly turned to a frown, but… — Helen Bell Copy Share Image
“The ice cold fear I’d felt, not knowing if Wyatt was alive, pressed into the wall with other girls and surrounded by… — Laura Anderson Kurk Copy Share Image
“...The queen's mocking laughter cut in. " This is your treasure, Lord Sheftu?" "Aye. The greatest treasure in Egypt—a maid whose loyalty… — Eloise Jarvis McGraw Copy Share Image
“He ran his hand from my wrist up to the crook of my elbow and then to my shoulder. “When I was… — Laura Anderson Kurk Copy Share Image
“Vel took both of her hands and stepped backwards on to the gangplank. ‘No!’ she squealed, pulling him back on to the… — Helen Bell Copy Share Image
“He carried her over the Owl Creek mountain range without stopping,” he said, quietly this time. “He carried her until he reached… — Laura Anderson Kurk Copy Share Image
“On the best nights, he’d appear outside the bookstore window and wait for me to unlock the door. He usually hadn’t had… — Laura Anderson Kurk Copy Share Image
“The truck looked like a beater, maybe built in the 1950's, mostly rust on the outside, but a spaceship on the inside.” — Lisa Kaniut Cobb Copy Share Image
“My mom was sitting at the kitchen table. She’d set her coffee down, making a noise that made me look her way.… — Laura Anderson Kurk Copy Share Image
“We all think when we’re young that we want excitement and highs and passion. To hell with ordinary.” I smiled and she… — Laura Anderson Kurk Copy Share Image
“No wonder I want to be Robert Mitchum: big, strong, super-cool, with those Freon eyes of his. That's who I was pretending… — Ron Koertge Copy Share Image
“Here was what I wanted to happen when I walked through the door after my first real date and my first ever… — Laura Anderson Kurk Copy Share Image
“It was an oddly satisfying idea to feel bereft as I left my mother this time. We only feel bereft when we’re… — Laura Anderson Kurk Copy Share Image
“Give me the setting sun, and I’ll be a richer man than most. For never have I seen gold like that which… — Rachel Morgan Copy Share Image
