Becca Fitzpatrick

And here I thought they were called Peeping Toms." I didn't need to see him to know he wore a smile. "Stop laughing," I said, my cheeks hot with humiliation. "Get me down."" Jump."" What?"" I'll catch you."" Are you crazy? Go inside and open the window. Or get a ladder."" I don't need a ladder. Jump. I'm not going to drop you.

Becca Fitzpatrick

And you would have lost. We were surrounded. He threatened your life, and he would have made good on that threat. He had you, and that meant he had me, too.

Becca Fitzpatrick

Any happiness, no matter how brief, seemed better than the long, simmering torture of waking up day after day, knowing I could never have him.

Becca Fitzpatrick

Anything was better than nothing. Half-full was better than empty. Ignorance was the lowest form of humiliation and suffering.

Becca Fitzpatrick

Arrogance can be deadly.” The corners of his mouth crept up. “But you didn’t hear me say that.

Becca Fitzpatrick

Because those four days in the mountains, they changed us. I gave you a piece of me. And you must have given me a piece of yourself, too, because you wouldn't have come here otherwise. You would have let go. I can't let go of you, Britt. And I don't want you to let go of me.

Becca Fitzpatrick

Being with you never felt wrong. It's the one thing I did right. You're the one thing I did right.

Becca Fitzpatrick

But if I hadn't fallen, I wouldn't have met you.

Becca Fitzpatrick

But strength doesn’t always mean brute force. You don’t have to kick ass to be a fighter. Violence doesn’t equal strength.

Becca Fitzpatrick

But strength doesn’t always mean brute force. You don’t have to kick ass to be a fighter. Violence doesn’t equal strength. Lead your army by example. There’s a better answer to all this. War isn’t going to solve anything, but it will tear our two worlds apart, and there will be casualties, including humans. There’s nothing heroic about this war. It will lead to a destruction unlike anything you, or I have ever seen

Becca Fitzpatrick

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