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"I'm not trying to-What do teenagers say nowadays? he asked my grandmother."Get all up in her biznez, Nana said.Without cracking a smile."That's right, he replied. "We're not trying to get all up in your biznez, Ali."
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"The desire to be nice to everyone and please everyone and the inability to firmly say no is what destroys believers most of all."

"Being a good person has nothing to do with allowing people to destroy you."

"Never chase a person, because if they want to be in your life, they will. It amazes me how people go out their way for someone who does nothing for them, doesn't encourage or support their efforts. Stop seeking attention from people who don't give you the time of day. Value your time, comfort your spirit, have peace of mind. There are people who love you and care about you.Give your smiles to them, Reciprocate!"

"Let today mark a new beginning for you. Give yourself permission to say NO without feeling guilty, mean, or selfish. Anybody who gets upset and/or expects you to say YES all of the time clearly doesn't have your best interest at heart. Always remember: You have a right to say NO without having to explain yourself. Be at peace with your decisions."

"We violated each other's boundaries with verbal missiles of anger disguised in the pretense of 'just kidding."

"Boundary violations are deeply experienced."

"We should not judge people or try to figure out what makes them tick. We should leave them the hell alone."

"I will feel no guilt on shutting my door to those who didn't listen."

"True closeness respects each other's space.You can never get any measuring instrument to compare and set on a pedestal how one truly cares for you in any kind of relationship.There is a big difference between closeness and dependency, compassionate, honest, generous, humble heart thanprejudiced, jealous, insecure heart.Each one should respect the growth of a relationship as we all evolve in a world interconnected with many hearts, minds and souls."

"You cannot pour more water into a full cup without causing a spillage."
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"Every night death came, slowly, painfully, and every morning Maddox awoke in bed, knowing he'd have to die again later. That was his greatest curse and his eternal punishment."

"Just in case you get any ideas, know that I'll be sleeping with a can of Mace in one hand and pepper spray in the other. - KatieJorlan's expression turned mocking. "Just in case you get any ideas, know that I'll be sleeping with a feather in one hand and massage oil in the other."

"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but I might be a vampire so I don't give a shit. I'll heal."

"Aren't all fairy tales based in fact? You yourself are supposed to be nothing more than a myth.Pandora's box is a story parents read to their children at night, she countered. "That means life itself is afairy tale. Like the characters, we all live and love and search for a happily-ever-after."

"A man and wife should see the best in each other, should work together, should enjoy each other."

"I may remember you, Scarlet, he bellowed, backing up when she grabbed her fork and held it out like a dagger. She'd murdered men with less. Even immortals. "But you haven't haunted me. Motions stiff, he raised his shirt. Amid the cuts, above his heart, was a tattoo of eyes. Dark eyes. Like hers. "Don't you see? You haven't haunted me.""

"We're gonna lie when the truth is hard? That's how this relationship is going to work? All righty, then."

"Legion hissed like a startled cat, the noise scraping at Reyes's skin. "Me no boy. You think me a boy?Everyone stopped, stared. Even Aeron.Reyes was the first to find his voice. "You're a girl?A nod. "Me pretty."Yes, you are. Reyes exchanged a glance with Lucien. "Beautiful."

"One day, Dane snarled, "I'm going to put your nuts in a grinder and make a testicle salad sandwich."

"How does fear become so powerful? We can't see it. We can't touch it, yet it gets its claws in us and begins to control us. Sigh. I hate feeling afraid, and I hate, hate, HATE feeling out of control."
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