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Alexandra Bracken is an American author recognized for her contributions to young adult fiction. Born on February 27, 1987, she has become well-known for her novels that blend fantasy and romance elements, offering captivating stories to young readers.

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“Well, have you ever thought of bathing?' I asked, turning away. 'No one wants to hire a wizard who smells worse than their outhouse. And who knows what creatures are living in that hair?”

Knows Want Wells Hair Creatures Smell Wizards Bathing

Author:Alexandra Bracken

“Genet raised his hand, and I squeezed my eyes shut, sure I would be receiving the worst backhanded slap of my life. Genet froze and whimpered, but didn't back away. "Oh, ho," said a familiar voice. "That was close !" I opened my eyes as North's free hand - the one that hadn't caught Genet's wrist - gently pulled my arm free. I pushed myself away from both of them. "You interrupt my business ?" Genet sputtered. "Do you know what this wench just accused me of being ?" "A filthy pig," North said good-naturedly. "But there's only one filthy pig allowed in her life, and the position's been filled.”

Knows Said Hands Would Be Eye Voice Worst Position Arms Filled Raised Caught Familiar Do You Know Receiving Pigs Accused Slap Wrists Filthy Wenches

Author:Alexandra Bracken

“You get a good review, and it’s like crack. You need another hit. And another. And another. I know authors are like Tinkerbell and generally need applause to survive, but it’s a slippery slope.”

Knows Needs Cracks Reviews Applause Slippery Slopes Slippery Slope Tinkerbell

Author:Alexandra Bracken

“I'm a monster, you know. I'm one of the dangerous ones. No you aren't, he promised. Your one of us.”

Knows Dangerous Monsters

Book:The Darkest Minds

Source: The Darkest Minds

“Did you know...you make me so happy that sometimes I actually forget to breath? I'll be looking at you, and my chest will get so tight...and it's like, the only thought in my head is how much I want to reach over and kiss you.”

Knows Want Love Sometimes Forget Kissing Breaths Chests Did You Know Ruby Daly

Author:Alexandra Bracken

“I think maybe the most frustrating feeling in the world is to have something to say buy not know how to put it into words. To have lived through something but not be able to get it out of you before it festers.”

Thinking Knows World Feelings Able Know How Frustrating

Author:Alexandra Bracken

“I don't want to just see someone's face; I want to know his shadow, too. —Jude”

Knows Want Faces Shadow

Book:Never Fade

Source: Never Fade

“They want you to think that darkness or evil is only something that gets inflicted on you by the outside world, but I know better, and I think the freak does, too. Sometimes the darkness lives inside you, and sometimes it wins.”

Thinking Knows World Want Doe Sometimes Evil Winning Darkness Freak Outside World

Author:Alexandra Bracken

“Because she knows what it's like to live in a world of black, and black, and the tiny bit of white, but when she escaped it, she didn't find the rainbow of colors, the dresses, the singing, the dancing. She only found ugliness.”

Knows World Found Bits Black White Color Singing Dresses Dancing Tiny Rainbow Ugliness

Book:Through the Dark: A Darkest Minds Collection

Source: Through the Dark: A Darkest Minds Collection

“I think I'm losing it—I don't know what's happening, what happened, but I look at you, I look at you, and I love you so much. Not because of anything you've said, or done, or anything at all. I look at you, and I just love you, and it terrifies me. It terrifies me what I would do for you.”

Thinking Knows Looks Said Done Happened Love You Losing Happenings Love You So Much I Love You So Much

Author:Alexandra Bracken

“The thing that scares me is that some part of me understands where they're coming from. They took everything from us, you know? Why shouldn’t we be able to take it back if we have the power to?”

Ifs Knows Able Scare Never Fade

Author:Alexandra Bracken

“But there's a beginning in an end, you know? It's true that you can't reclaim what you had, but you can lock it up behind you. Start fresh.”

Knows Ends Behinds Locks New Beginnings Behind You New Year New Beginning

Book:The Darkest Minds

Source: The Darkest Minds

“What I’m trying to get at is, as bad as everything seems, I think, at its heart, life is good. It doesn’t throw anything at us that it knows we can’t handle—and, even if it takes its time, it turns everything right side up again.”

Ifs Thinking Knows Trying Heart Seems Life Is Turns Sides Handle Life Is Good

Author:Alexandra Bracken

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Born: February 27, 1987
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