“Colpo di fulmine. The thunderbolt, as Italians call it. When love strikes someone like lightning, so powerful and intense it cant be denied. Its beautiful and messy,cracking a chest open and spilli...”

“Go for it, while you can. I know you have it in you. And I can't promise you'll get everything you want, but I can promise nothing will change if you don't try.”

“Dia wrinkled her nose. Gross. You need a decent girl, one that can straighten you out.I don't need to be straightened out, Carmine said. Why drown in love when you can have so much fun swimming in ...”

“Who are you anyway? What are you even doing here?Haven, she said quietly, peeking at him.He gazed at her peculiarly. Heaven? No, this definitely isn't Heaven. But I get why youre confused, since I'...”

“I'm not that bad, he said. I'm rich, popular. I have a sense of humor. I'm good looking, and not to mention I have a really big”

“Im gonna take a nap, Heaven, he said, wanting away from her to clear his head. He didnt like feeling uncomfortable in his house.Haven, she corrected him as he started to walk away.I know, he said. ...”

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”

“If I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drowned, why, in the name of the seven mad gods who rule the sea, was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate sand and t...”

“I'm an Earth ecstatic, and my creed is simple: All life is sacred, life loves life, and we are capable of improving our behavior toward one another. As basic as that is, for me it's also tonic and ...”

“In a way, I was safe writing”

“I used to sleep the sleep of someone who knew she was loved. Now, I didn't.”

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