Gwenda Bond

“The thrill of working in this building, with its iconic globe on top, would never fade.”

— Gwenda Bond

“You're eyes," she said, waving her hand next to her own. "I can tell when you aren't alone in there.”

— Gwenda Bond

“I didn't mind walking into danger on my own. Not the concept of it, anyway.”

— Gwenda Bond

“Please, I'm your friend -- inside that tough-girl shell is a really tough girl. But you're motivated by how much you care.…

— Gwenda Bond

“He listens when I talk.”

— Gwenda Bond

“I imagined it was far better to be optimistic, to proceed assuming wherever you could that you had cared enough, that you'd…

— Gwenda Bond

“and right after the last one, they were filing out of the tight space and along another hallway. James stood and leaned…

— Gwenda Bond

“Magic was well-crafted lies woven into stories no one believed were true, even though they delighted in seeing the convincing falsehood with…

— Gwenda Bond

“Fear didn't suit me.”

— Gwenda Bond

“Maybe this was what being an adult was like. Not the in-control knows-everything feeling everyone pretended it was, but the constant sensation…

— Gwenda Bond

“His body trembled against hers. She held on, afraid that if she let go he'd be gone forever.”

— Gwenda Bond

“This was the first time I had not just rushed in and followed my instincts, and it wasn't working out. I was…

— Gwenda Bond

“I’d forgotten to account for the dystopian hell zone that was LA traffic.”

— Gwenda Bond

“Oh no. Maybe I'd gotten too cocky. I was still relatively new to this friend business. Had I screwed up even asking?…

— Gwenda Bond

“Letting other people have this much power over you is dangerous.”

— Gwenda Bond

“Miranda tore through the woods like a chupacabra chased her.”

— Gwenda Bond

“No. We are our families. Both of us. We are the baggage twins. That much, I get.”

— Gwenda Bond

“Having friends was weird . . . but in a good way.”

— Gwenda Bond

“Lesson: Never underestimate a woman. Or a chef.”

— Gwenda Bond

“It figured my family would get along better with Clark than they did me.”

— Gwenda Bond

“For the most part, I did trust my own judgement. But I was more than capable of screwing up. Just, sometimes, I…

— Gwenda Bond

“Moms were psychic and evil.”

— Gwenda Bond

“Sometimes, if you have faith in people they'll surprise you. Mom and Dad taught me that. Risk is the price of believing…

— Gwenda Bond

“The man was a bully. A bully who'd elevated himself to a high-level position, but a bully just the same. No amount…

— Gwenda Bond

“Bullfrak," Miranda said. "It's for power. If you're pretending this is about something else, even to yourself, then frak you, you delusional…

— Gwenda Bond