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“The best revenge is living well, my dad told me once.”

Book:The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl

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The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl

This book explores the humorous and heartwarming escapades of two unlikely friends, a fanboy and a goth girl, as they navigate the complexities of high school life and their shared interests in pop culture. more

Author

Barry Lyga

Barry Lyga is an American novelist known for his works focused on the themes of adolescence, exploring issues of identity, growth, and self-discovery. Born on September 11, 1971, his distinctive writing style has earned him a dedicated following among readers of all ages. more

“I close my eyes and I take a deep breath and I think about my life and how I ended up this way. I think about the ruin, devastation and wreckage I have caused to myself and to others. I think about self-hatred and self-loathing. I think about how and why and what happened and the thoughts come easily, but the answers don't.”

Thinking Way Self Eye Answers Happened Hatred Breaths Ruins Loathing Deep Breath Self Loathing Self Hatred Devastation Take A Deep Breath Wreckage

Book:A Million Little Pieces

Source: A Million Little Pieces

“But when reality was hopeless, fantasy became more and more necessary.”

Reality Fantasy Hopeless

Author:Michael Grant

“Who doesn't have a dark place somewhere inside him that comes out sometimes when he's looking in a mirror? Dark and light, we are all made out of shadows like the shapes on a motion-picture screen. A lot of people think that the function of the projector is to throw light on the screen, just as the function of the story-teller is to stop fooling around and simply tell what happened, but the dark places must be there too, because without the dark places there would be no image and the figure on the screen would not exist.”

People Thinking Made Sometimes Stories Light Would Be Dark Happened Figures Shapes Shadow Function Mirrors Screens Motion Pictures Dark Places Fooling Around Projectors

Author:MacDonald Harris

“Has he come armed, then?” she asked anxiously. “Has he brought a pistol or a sword?” Ian shook his head, his dark hair lifting wildly in the wind. “Oh, no, Mam!” he said. “It’s worse. He’s brought a lawyer!”

Said Dark Wind Hair Lawyer Lifting Pistols Dark Hair

Book:The Outlander Series 8-Book Bundle: Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager, Drums of Autumn, The Fiery Cross, A Breath of Snow and Ashes, An Echo in the Bone, Written in My Own Heart's Blood

Source: The Outlander Series 8-Book Bundle: Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager, Drums of Autumn, The Fiery Cross, A Breath of Snow and Ashes, An Echo in the Bone, Written in My Own Heart's Blood

“I stepped forward. Call me old-fashioned, but I wanted to keep his focus on me and not Annabeth. I think it’s polite for a guy to protect his girlfriend from instant incineration.”

Thinking Wanted Guy Focus Protect Instant Girlfriend Call Me Polite Old Fashioned Annabeth Focus On Me

Author:Rick Riordan

“It is necessary for the perfection of human society that there should be men who devote their lives to contemplation.”

Men Should Humans Perfection Contemplation Be A Man Human Society

Author:Thomas Aquinas

“The Byronic hero, incapable of love, or capable only of an impossible love, suffers endlessly. He is solitary, languid, his condition exhausts him. If he wants to feel alive, it must be in the terrible exaltation of a brief and destructive action.”