Chose Quote by Stephanie Garber

“He feared that by leaving her he would ruin her life - so he stayed, and did just that.”

— Alain de Botton

“He said, once the fear prevails, we will have nothing left. He was wrong. She was left with nothing but fear.”

— Sahar Delijani

“Our love was cursed from the beginning. She would have saved me or I would have destroyed her. Either option was not viable.”

— William Teets

“Nothing to fear from a fate that was already yours, then, except, perhaps, that it would never leave you.”

— Alexander Chee

“Yet he was still shaken by fading echoes of his fear that she might flee. Losing her would be very . . . personal.”

— Josie Litton

“He understood that she’d always believed herself cursed, his angel. That she lived on stolen time. That she deserved nothing..”

— Joey W. Hill

“His fear came from needing her. It was the danger to her life that frightened him.”

— Anne Osterlund

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

— Gwenda Bond

“Perhaps what people said was true, that any man who lived long enough would eventually realize that the way in which he was cursed…

— Alice Hoffman

“He had no choice, he had told her, and then he left, choosing.”

— George R.R. Martin

“She turned to go. The Beast would freeze if she left him there. He had saved her life. Cursing,”

— Liz Braswell

“She wasn’t sure, yet, exactly what was at the other end of the fear. But she was finally starting to believe that whatever it…

— Elizabeth Craft Sarah Fain