{"quotes":[{"text":"Fiction is the evidence that reality exists.","author":"Max W. Miller","tags":["fantasy","science-fiction","ya-fiction"],"id":25257,"author_id":"Max+W.+Miller"},{"text":"A fool is a man who believes glory can be found at the tip of a sword instead of on the tip of his tongue. That is life’s cruel trick.","author":"Natalia Jaster","tags":["fools","wit","ya-fantasy","ya-fiction","ya-romance"],"id":27871,"author_id":"Natalia+Jaster"},{"text":"Is there one in particular, Tennyson?” Henry said, ducking out from under her arm. “I could arrange a meeting.” “Yeah, the one from Texas…what’s his name?”“That would be Dylan. But he’s a nice guy and you’d break his heart. He dropped out of Texas A\u0026M to come up here and saddle bum around with my horses year-round. Knowing your dad, I think you’d better be looking for a pre-med honors student.”“Leave my dad out of this.","author":"Laura Anderson Kurk","tags":["dating","glass-girl","henry-whitmire","laura-anderson-kurk","meg-kavanagh","teen-fiction","texas-a-m-university","wyoming","ya-fiction","young-adult-fiction"],"id":33554,"author_id":"Laura+Anderson+Kurk"},{"text":"Vel took both of her hands and stepped backwards on to the gangplank. ‘No!’ she squealed, pulling him back on to the quay.‘What?’‘You might fall in, going backwards.’ His grip on her hands tightened enough to hurt. ‘Ow!’‘I’m going up.’ He glowered at her. ‘I’m going backwards. I’m going now. Are you coming, or shall I tell the others to come and wave you goodbye?’That earned him a glower in return. ‘You're a brute. I hate you and I’m only coming to keep Ren safe from you.","author":"Helen Bell","tags":["paranormal","ya-fiction"],"id":41500,"author_id":"Helen+Bell"},{"text":"Most people think that love doesn’t stand the test of time – that it is eternal only as long as it lasts – but love is an unquenchable flame. It is only the fires of momentary desire that burn too fast and go out far too quickly without leaving behind a single trace.","author":"Mirella Muffarotto","tags":["coming-of-age-love-story","destiny","epic-love","fate","love","love-and-romance","love-hurts","love-stories","soulmates","star-crossed-lovers","teen-romance","teenage-love","true-love","ya-fiction","young-adult","young-adult-contemporary","young-adult-fiction","young-adult-novels","young-adult-romance","young-adult-series","young-love"],"id":57343,"author_id":"Mirella+Muffarotto"},{"text":"If she could explore and heal his injuries with her fingers, it would be another type of magic, her skin making contact with his. Putting her mind to it, Love would become familiar with his body. She would know him from top to bottom, from beginning to end. Touching this boy would be the death, and life, of her.","author":"Natalia Jaster","tags":["mature-ya","mythology","touch","ya-fantasy","ya-fiction","ya-romance"],"id":73940,"author_id":"Natalia+Jaster"},{"text":"On the best nights, he’d appear outside the bookstore window and wait for me to unlock the door. He usually hadn’t had time to shower between doing things with cattle and horses and coming to find me, and he looked older than us and stronger than us.","author":"Laura Anderson Kurk","tags":["bookstore","dating","glass-girl","henry-whitmire","laura-anderson-kurk","love","meg-kavanagh","teen-fiction","wyoming","ya-fiction","young-adult-fiction"],"id":78535,"author_id":"Laura+Anderson+Kurk"},{"text":"If your going to be a jackass then do it outside of your home, as your home is supposed to be a place of love and safety, it's your sanctuary from the outside world. The only place where we can truly be accepted.","author":"Lisa Marie Main","tags":["balance-of-light-and-dark","binding","love-soul-mates","old-enemies","wars","witches","ya-fiction"],"id":80145,"author_id":"Lisa+Marie+Main"},{"text":"My heart is strong, I will not fail, I won't be wronged, I will prevail.","author":"Alexandra Lanc","tags":["inspirational","lyrics-of-the-heart","novellas","poetry","real-life","real-life-struggle","ya-fiction"],"id":84873,"author_id":"Alexandra+Lanc"},{"text":"Most kids grow sullen and angry when they’re working through issues, but Thanet mustered up another kind of bull-headed strength. The kind that sees beyond circumstances to what really matters. How could anyone hurt a soul that lovely?","author":"Laura Anderson Kurk","tags":["bullying","cerebral-palsy","dating","glass-girl","grief","henry-whitmire","laura-anderson-kurk","meg-kavanagh","teen-fiction","thanet","ya-fiction","young-adult"],"id":94113,"author_id":"Laura+Anderson+Kurk"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":74,"pages":8,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}