#adult

I was torn. The evil, horny side of me wanted to know more. The good side wanted to feel sympathy and pretend he'd never heard it. I think 'evil horny' is gonna win. - Tyler Campbell (main character) ↗

— Shaina Richmond

#college-romance #erotic-romance #male-point-of-view #erotic-romance

They were using the dolls to project their dreams of their own futures as adult women. ↗

— Ruth Handler

#dolls #dreams #futures #own #project

And it's always better, isn't it, when you discover answers on your own? ↗

— Veronica Rossi

#guidance #inspirational #young-adult #inspirational

You know who you are you just have to believe it. ↗

— Elizabeth Scott

#fiction #finding-yourself #life #young-adult #life

I don't think that science and the paranormal have to be at war; in fact, it's crucial that they work together. It seems naïve to believe that the world is exactly as it seems. ↗

— Chelsie Shakespeare

#desire #dreams #love #meant-to-be #past-lives

If everybody was so reverent of the institute of marriage, how did all the adultery get committed? ↗

— Zoë Heller

#marriage #marriage

Let me just unsubscribe to my own mind already, because I don't get any of it. ↗

— Jandy Nelson

#young-adult #contemporary

I believe in good and evil," said Jem. "And I believe the soul is eternal. But I don't believe in the fiery pit, the pitchforks, or endless torment. I do not believe you can threaten people into goodness." Tessa looked at will. "What about you? What do you believe? "Pulvis et umbra sumus," said Will, not looking at her as he spoke. "I believe we are dust and shadows. What else is there? ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#young-adults-fantasy #believe

As a child, I read because books–violent and not, blasphemous and not, terrifying and not–were the most loving and trustworthy things in my life. I read widely, and loved plenty of the classics so, yes, I recognized the domestic terrors faced by Louisa May Alcott’s March sisters. But I became the kid chased by werewolves, vampires, and evil clowns in Stephen King’s books. I read books about monsters and monstrous things, often written with monstrous language, because they taught me how to battle the real monsters in my life. And now I write books for teenagers because I vividly remember what it felt like to be a teen facing everyday and epic dangers. I don’t write to protect them. It’s far too late for that. I write to give them weapons–in the form of words and ideas-that will help them fight their monsters. I write in blood because I remember what it felt like to bleed. ↗

— Sherman Alexie

#teens #writing #young-adult-literature #life

There is no such thing as helplessness. It's just another word for giving up. ↗

— Jefferson Smith

#fantasy #helplessness #hope #persistence #surrender