“In fact that is why the lives of most women are so vaguely unsatisfactory. They are always doing secondary and (a)   things (that do not require all their gifts and ability) for others and never anything for themselves."― Brenda Ueland

"So it seems almost natural that a lifelong (a)   reader occasionally wants to construct a mindscape from scratch after wandering happily in those constructed by others. If writing is a collaborative communication between author and reader, then surely there’s a time and a place other than writing reviews for readers to 'speak' in the human literary conversation.”

― PJ O'Brien

“Mr. Durbin’s sheep have begun to lamb, and I wanted to see how the ewes are doing.” He cleared his throat. “I suppose I should have told you about today’s outing earlier.”

Anna kept her eyes straight ahead and made a noncommittal sound.

He coughed. “I might’ve, had you not left so (a)   yesterday afternoon.”― Elizabeth Hoyt, The Raven Prince

"The bells were ringing in the dale/And men looked up with faces pale;/The dragon's (a)   fierce than fire/Laid low their towers and houses frail."― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

“A deepening class divide makes social mobility all but impossible. The result is a (a)   caste system. This is not only morally wrong but also tremendously wasteful."― Jessica Bruder, Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century

“You're not as much of a lost cause as she was. I mean, with her, I had to overcome her deep, epic love with a Russian warlord. You and I just have to overcome hundreds of years' worth of deeply (a)   prejudice and taboo between our two races. Easy.”― Richelle Mead, The Indigo Spell

“When I open my eyes, the morning light makes me wish I hadn’t. Raffe lies on his sofa, watching me with those dark blue eyes. I swallow, suddenly feeling awkward and (a)   . Great. The world has come to an end, my mother is out there with the street gangs, crazier than ever, my sister has been kidnapped by vengeful angels, and I'm concerned that my hair is greasy and my breath smells bad.”― Susan Ee, Angelfall

“We've all started to put down the virtues of the other factions in the process of (a)   our own. I don't want to do that. I want to be brave, and selfless, and smart, and kind, and honest." He clears his throat. "I continually struggle with kindness.”― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“Beckendorf closed eyes tight and brought his hand up to his watch.From that distance, the explosion shook the world. Heat seared the back of my head. The Princess Andromeda blew up from both sides, a massive fireball of green flame (a)   into the dark sky, consuming everything....I stared out the window into deep blue water. Beckendorf was supposed to go to college in the fall. He had a girlfriend, lots of friends, his whole life ahead of him. He couldn't be gone.”― Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian