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“It’s late,” Khalid said. “You should sleep.”

“What are you talking about? I’m not doing anything.”

“Stop smiling and go to sleep.”

“How do you know I’m smiling? You’re not even looking at me.”

“I can feel you smiling, Shazi.”

The warm sound of her laughter stole through Khalid’s skin, heating the coldest reaches of his soul.”
― Renee Ahdieh, The Rose & the Dagger

“I like it when men beg," she said. "But this isn't the time for it.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“You don’t become ruthless with hugs and kisses. It is pain that makes us.”
― J.J. McAvoy, A Bloody Kingdom

“God has chosen you. My question is, will you choose Him? Don’t go through life handpicked by the Creator, with seeds of greatness, redeemed and forgiven, but never step up to who you were created to be.”
― Joel Osteen