I said: I used to think I was special.
He said: I know.
I wanted him to tell me I still was. I would have eaten my left pinky to hear it. Torn it off with my teeth. But you can't ask someone to tell you that.
Garment of Shadows, Laurie R. King
Cursing under his breath at the wandering of retrievers and the inevitability of emotional grit in the machinery, Holmes accepted the responsibility laid upon him.
Ancillary Sword, Ann Leckie
"Just how good a citizen does one have to be," I asked, "in order to have water and air, and medical help?"
Fail, Fail Again, Fail Better, Pema Chodron
If there is a lot of "I am bad; I am terrible," somehow just notice that and maybe soften up a bit. Instead say, "What am I feeling here? Maybe what is happening here is not that I am a failure--I am just hurting. I am just hurting."
Code Name Verity, Elizabeth Wein
When we were away from the bank and someone else was rowing and there was nothing more for me to do, I bent over with my head on my knees, my heart in pieces. It is still in pieces. I think it will be in pieces forever.
Adaptation, Malinda Lo
He was worth the possibility of getting hurt.
Mission of Honor, David Weber
And now, as he realized he'd finally met the monster, his heart twisted with sympathy and love, for at last he understood what she'd been trying to tell him. Understood why she'd bound it with the chains of duty, and love, of compassion and honor, of pity, because, in a way, she'd been right. Under the wrong circumstances, she could have been the most terrifying person he had ever met.
In fact, at this moment, she was.
Lagoon, Nnedi Okorafor
Adaora took a deep breath and steadied herself. When she turned to go downstairs, she realized that she was floating three inches above the ground. My idiot husband is right, she thought numbly. I am a witch.
Signal to Noise, Silvia Moreno-Garcia
They'd never be friends again. Never care like they cared, never dance like they danced. Time had sucked the marrow out of her and they were both too old.
The House of Shattered Wings, Aliette de Bodard
Her smile was wide--like that of Asmodeus, that of a predator, but a very different one--someone who knew, without doubt, her place; and who was secure in her power, there at the center of everything.
Prophecy, Ellen Oh
"Why would you want to have anything to do with me?"
"Because you'll never bore me," he said.
"So if I'm boring, you'll object to the betrothal?" she said hopefully.
Pride of Baghdad (graphic novel), Brian K. Vaughan & Niko Henrichon
SAFA: Rivers have names?
TURTLE: Everything's got a name. It's how we make crap belong to us.
Kitty Rocks the House, Carrie Vaughn
"I lost my temper and shifted in the middle of Highlands Ranch."
"She ate somebody's cat," Ben added. I was never going to live that down, was I?
The Long Way Home, Louise Penny
"How many people did you have to poison to become Chief Inspector?"
"So many that one more wouldn't matter," he said, and Ruth snorted.
The Queen of the Night, Alexander Chee
It is a peculiar thing to reach this conclusion, that a god has taken your life in hand. The sensation is not what people might imagine; it is not magic, nor is it a haunting, nor is it a miracle--there's no storm of roses, no whistle that can put a raging ocean to sleep, no figure in the mirror besides your own. Instead, the terms are stark. You may or may not leave with your life.
Court of Fives, Kate Elliott
Part of what makes her beautiful is that she has the discipline to regret nothing.
U is for Undertow, Sue Grafton
"I don't want to sound racist about this, but what we have here is what's called a Mexican standoff."
He smiled. "Right, the question being which of us will fire first."
"Exactly." I fired a shot, hitting his right hand.
The Oxford Guide for Writing Tutors: Practice and Research, Lauren Fitzgerald and Melissa Ianetta
Rather than an all-authoritative, all-knowing tome, this work is meant to be an introduction to avenues for further exploration, a guide to understanding the scholarship in the field and the routes you might take in your own scholarly work. In other words, it's a bit like a writing tutor.
American Elsewhere, Robert Jackson Bennett
But another part of Mona knows that a new life isn't coming. She's used up all her wishes, all her fresh starts, and this is the last place to find anything that could remake her.
"Where the hell are you going?" says Bolan.
"The trunk. Are we...not putting her in the trunk?"
"Why the fuck would we put in her in the trunk?" says Mallory.
"Well, that's usually where I put unconscious people," says Dord.
Shadowshaper, Daniel Jose Older
Today she looked menacingly into the mirror and said: "I'm Sierra Maria Santiago. I am what I am. Enough."
Sorcerer to the Crown, Zen Cho
"My army will not be an illusion, and it will not be easily overcome. We may be mere women, but the dead walk with us."
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