Holly Black

I’m not sure if that’s a compliment or not, but I guess I’ll take it.

I do not understand why he likes me, but it is exciting to be liked.

A dead woman living. A child born from nothing.”

You really do want me,” I say, close enough to feel the warmth of his breath as it hitches. “And you hate it.” I change the angle of the knife, turning it so it’s against his neck. He doesn’t look nearly as alarmed by that as I might expect.

Not nearly as alarmed as when I bring my mouth to his.

“Everything’s got a moral, if only you can find it.”

Being social to me is, like, tempting the Apocalypse or something."

settling on Cartoon Network.

There's a technical term for it," Corny said. "Faggot. Although those are mighty pretty boys."

scruffy, cute, and totally off-limits.

smiling guardedly at Dough for using her name.