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“I met his eyes. Unlike Callie, he wouldn't be fooled with a smile. Once you've glimpsed something's true nature, it's hard to see the veneer as anything but false, no matter how bright the shine.”

Smile Eyes Falsehood

Book:Resonance

Source: Resonance

“Justice is about making them pay for [her] pain. Revenge is making them pay for yours.”

Pain Justice Revenge

Book:Torn

Source: Torn

“You're jealous," I said. His face went cold and remote, and I knew I should shut up, but my humiliation had been festering since the game, turning to anger, thick and oily in my veins. I couldn't stop myself. it was leaking out, contaminating everything, poisoning the one good thing I had left. "You're jealous because I actually go after what I want, and I get it.”

Book:Dissonance

Source: Dissonance

“It's not only the demons who have the power to break you. It's the small, unexpected kindness, the flame that throws the darkness into relief.”

Metaphor Kindness Quotes Flame

Book:Resonance

Source: Resonance

“Given a choice, it seems like pity would be easier to bear than mockery, but that's not true. Mockery hardens defenses; pity slips through, finds the softest places you have, and slices to the bone. Pity will break you, every time.”

Emotions Pity Mockery

Book:Dissonance

Source: Dissonance

“your swoonin' needs work." his accent was back. "so does your alias," I snapped. "Dr.Smith? Seriously? Why not John Doe? And how is it that everybody around here seems to buy you're a doctor? you don't look enough to drink, let alone practice medicine”

Book:Torn

Source: Torn

“The guy from the bar appeared silently at Uncle Billy's side, his expression cool and steady. He nodded at me once, and turned to my uncle. Seeing him face-to-face,I knew, absolutely, he wasn't just a regular customer. He was a complicationa. A big one. "Mo, meet Colin Donnelly. Your bodyguard.”

Book:Torn

Source: Torn