Quote by Suzanne Wright

“I’m going to let you keep that smug look on your face. You earned it.”

— Samantha Young

“I'm not bitter, just not stirred well!”

— Vaibhav Wadhwa

“I knew then that I'd give in if he asked. All this fighting-this resisting-it was just because deep down, I knew that all he…

— Kelley R. Martin

“Spare me the self-righteous indignation. I highly doubt your motives are selfless.”

— Jaye Wells

“I wish I could punch him in his smug face and show him how undeterred I am by his exile.”

— Holly Black

“Be angry. But don't be bitter.”

— David Paul Kirkpatrick

“Don't fill your breath with bitterness.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“The reason you sugarcoat things is that you don’t want anyone to think you’re an asshole. So that’s a vanity.”

— Jony Ive

“Oh, good,” I say, a sour taste in my mouth. “Heroism is what I was focused on. Not, you know, trying not to die.”

— Veronica Roth

“I see his longing and frustration. “It hurts too much.” His face contorts. “Everything we won’t have.”

— Angela Morrison

“Revenge is sweet but not nourishing.”

— Mason Cooley

“I felt a surge of anger at her for disregarding my noble self-sacrifice. I”

— Bella Forrest