Language Quote by Vicki Pettersson

““Hiding behind the mask of a quotation, using someone else’s words to bolster our own softly blooming emotions.””

Vicki Pettersson

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“Next time," I said wryly, swinging open the door, "just give me a knife and ask for a vein.”

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“Success, she [Evie] claimed, made people want to trust you.”

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“Why the hell was she smiling like that?...Her mouth was blown so wide that the soft insides showed at the corners, like another grin…

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So. You're a fallen angel." She folded her arms. "I'm not fallen," he said roughly. "Then what are you?" He shrugged. "Busted.

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“There's this mental illness, right? It's called 'anhedonia.' It means 'without pleasure.' You can look it up, though all you really need to do…

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There’s something about seeing an adult you knew in childhood that makes them marginally vulnerable to you, and vice versa. There’s also something comforting…

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“Chemistry was such a strange thing. I'd be willing to bet even Micah couldn't tell me why hundreds of men could leave me cold,…

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“Because you can't unknow your life's experiences,' Grif said. This was his area of expertise.”

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“...Death," she said, as her hand dropped away, " is how you know you were alive in the first place.”

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“And that was is. Life sometimes flips on you like that. One minute you're looking at your reflection in the water, not entirely sure…

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There's nothing wrong with you..not even the darkest corner of that beautiful soul. ~ Hunter

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“ 'You love her without willing it or wanting it, and that is the most exquisite pain of all.' ”

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