#young

I should have guessed you were Jace's sister," he said. "You both have the same artistic talent." Clary paused, her foot on the lowest stair. She was taken aback. "Jace can draw?" Nah." When Alec smiled, his eyes lit like blue lamps and Clary could see what Magnus had found so captivating about him. "I was just kidding. He can't draw a straight line. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#talents #young-adult #smile

The surface of the pond was green with fallen leaves. "How could you have been happy there? I know what you thought, but Valentine was a terrible father. He killed your pets, lied to you, and I know he hit you- don't even try to pretend he didn't." A flicker of a smile ghosted across Jace's face. "Only on alternate Thursdays. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#smile

These young guys are playing checkers. I'm out there playing chess. ↗

— Kobe Bryant

#chess #guys #i #out #playing

I bet you were all only children, or felt isolated, or busy “training” and stuff. I bet none of you can lay claim to knowing what a normal teen life is supposed to be! Geez, you’re so judgmental, I wanna puke! ↗

— Cissie King-Jones Peter David

#dc-comics #jlu #yj #young-justice- #business

I used to be scared of women. When I was very young they terrified me, but discovering the female universe was incredible and still is to this day, as you never stop learning about them. ↗

— Antonio Banderas

#day #discovering #female #i #incredible

We ruined each other by being together. We destroyed each other’s dreams. ↗

— Kate Chisman

#disappointment #divorce #envy #heartache #heartbreak

I love the Princess Diaries series! Do you? ↗

— Meg Cabot

#love

What if I can't ever be who you want me to be? What if I keep letting you down? ↗

— Amy Reed

#crazy #love #young-adult #love

You never knew this, but I was in love. Okay, infatuated, but it felt like love at the time. ↗