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“What a lovely balance. Lend shows whatever he wants the world to see and you see through whatever the world wants to show you.”
― Kiersten White, Paranormalcy

“Sometimes what we want isn't what we need.”
― Gena Showalter, The Darkest Night

“Knock him out, Paris!'

'Sure. Want me to spew diamonds from my ass while I’m at it?”
― Gena Showalter, The Darkest Night

“Who is she, why is she still here and when can I see her naked? Paris asked with an eyebrow wiggle”
― Gena Showalter, The Darkest Night

“There are times I wish I were invisible. Which is silly, since I do everything I can to stand out.”
― Gena Showalter, Oh My Goth

“She stood, squared her shoulders. “We’ll do it. Together.” And then she did something that shocked them both. She rose on her tiptoes and pressed a swift kiss on his lips. “Thank you for returning to help me.”

When she tried to move away, he latched onto her forearms and held her in place. His eyes were gleaming. "Next time you decide to do that…"

What?" she said, stiffening. "Give you a little warning?"

No." He grinned. "Linger.”
― Gena Showalter

“I'm highly aware that some impulses are harder to ignore than others. I'm aware that fear of consequences causes us to guard our secrets. But it's our actions when faced with temptation that define who we are. It's our courage in admitting what we've done wrong that makes us forgivable.”
― Gena Showalter, Intertwined

“People stared. Maybe because they were giants compared to everyone else, both in height and muscle mass. Maybe because of the telltale bulge of weapons at their waist. Or maybe because William opened a bag of Doritos and ate while he shopped. Hard to tell.”
― Gena Showalter, The Darkest Secret

“Nothing nice you ever do for anyone is for no reason.”
― Wendy Mass, 11 Birthdays

“No I am not okay. I've just been pulled out of play tryouts where I had to be the first to audition and everyone's trying out for the same parts, I just had a very bizarre conversation with the school secretary, Megan may be throwing up her cucumber sandwiches, I've broken five of the seven deadly sins in as many hours, a demon may be inside a girl in my world religions class, Grant Brawner called me by name, my license photo looks like a dead fish, I have to drive my friends all over town in two hours when I've never even driven without Dad before, none of my birthday wishes have come true yet, and now you're here with muffins like I'm in second grade? So, no, I am not ok.”
― Wendy Mass, Leap Day

“I bet if you go through the rest of your life telling yourself, "I'm sparkling," you'll have a whole different energy and experience.”
― Wendy Mass, Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall