#young

At a young age winning is not the most important thing... the important thing is to develop creative and skilled players with good confidence. ↗

— Arsene Wenger

#confidence #creative #develop #good #important

The biggest difference is in the leadership. It was better for us. We had more coaches and mentors to help us. A lot of the younger players today suffer from a lack of direction. ↗

— Isaiah Thomas

#biggest #biggest difference #coaches #difference #direction

I brought Sammy inside and put him to bed. Said his prayer with him. “‘Now I lay me down to sleep…’” To me, just random noise. Gibberish. I wasn’t sure exactly what it was, but I felt that, when it came to God, there was a broken promise in there somewhere. ↗

— Rick Yancey

#apocalypse #cassie #fiction #god #horror

Because you are the superhero fledgling. I’m just your more attractive sidekick. Oh, and the herd of nerds are your dorky minions. ↗

— P.C. Cast

#fantasy #romance #young-adult #zoey #young

But wishes are only granted in fairy tales. ↗

— Simone Elkeles

#bhie #fairy-tales #fiction #on-fiction #perfect-chemistry

It's not my fault I can't be like you, okay? I don't get up in the morning thinking the world is one big, shiny, happy place, okay? That's just not how I work. I don't think I can be fixed. ↗

— Lauren Oliver

#young-adult-fiction #young

I kissed Ryan, and it charged him up like a freaking Duracell. ↗

— Kelly Oram

#supernatural #young-adult #supernatural

So it’s fate then?” I asked with him so close my lips brushed the line of his jaw with each word, “Us being together?” “Absolutely,” Calvin said with a low growl. Then he lifted my chin, tilting my head back, and kissed me deeply. Who was I to argue with Fate? ↗

— E.J. Stevens

#paranormal-romance #romance #she-smells-the-dead #spirit-guide-series #supernatural

It is a little-known fact about covert operations that you will spend a lot of time with people you can’t really trust. They may be traitors and liars. We call them assets or informants. But mostly, in those days, I called him Zach. ↗

— Ally Carter

#gallagher-girls #only-the-good-spy-young #zach-goode #information

I heard the telltale sound of scales scraping against metal--a light swoosh, a tongue flickering out to taste the stale and humid air. Whatever it was, my prey was tasting for me. ↗

— Jennifer Lynn Barnes

#young-adult-urban-fantasy #urban-fantasy