{"author":"Ann Aguirre","author_id":"Ann+Aguirre","total_quotes":41,"quotes":[{"text":"What you said about the sweetest pain? That fits us.","author":"Ann Aguirre","tags":["pain","sweet"],"id":2443,"author_id":"Ann+Aguirre"},{"text":"We stand a professional distance apart, as if I can’t feel his pain screaming in my head. Mine amplifies his; they share a joint sound—that of glass breaking—until they swell to a crescendo that deafens.","author":"Ann Aguirre","tags":["breaking","distance","pain","screaming"],"id":7230,"author_id":"Ann+Aguirre"},{"text":"Does changing for the better absolve you of all the wicked shit you did b.","author":"Ann Aguirre","tags":["conscience"],"id":16426,"author_id":"Ann+Aguirre"},{"text":"--anger because pain would drown me without the protective shell.","author":"Ann Aguirre","tags":["anger","pain"],"id":21518,"author_id":"Ann+Aguirre"},{"text":"The strong survive.","author":"Ann Aguirre","tags":["enclave","power","strong"],"id":52240,"author_id":"Ann+Aguirre"},{"text":"Don’t let them see you weak.","author":"Ann Aguirre","tags":["enclave","razorland","strenght","weakness"],"id":55666,"author_id":"Ann+Aguirre"},{"text":"I'll always want him. Until every sun goes dark in every sky, until I am nothing more than long-forgotten cosmic dust, I will want him. And even then I suspect my particles will long for his.","author":"Ann Aguirre","tags":["desire","love"],"id":60771,"author_id":"Ann+Aguirre"},{"text":"I didn't ask if he meant his rescue or the deal with Stalker that involved kissing. I couldn't resist pushing, just a little. 'So it won't bother you if I find someone else?'His jaw clenched, and I saw the muscle move before he got it under control. 'I thought you said you'd fight for me.'And /you/ said it's too late.' I offered him a faint smile along with his watch. 'So it's a good thing I don't intend to listen to you.","author":"Ann Aguirre","tags":["cute","deuce","enclave","fade","horde","love"],"id":61435,"author_id":"Ann+Aguirre"},{"text":"I get it. You'd rather have him, broken, than me whole. If that didn't clarify my chances with you, nothing would. But you can't have what you want either, Deuce. I can't be your friend, feeling like this. Give me some time, and then... Maybe. No promises.","author":"Ann Aguirre","tags":["hurt"],"id":80001,"author_id":"Ann+Aguirre"},{"text":". . . And I don’t expect him to suborn his life into mine any more than I would change my dreams for him. We’re not one soul, one being, however much we love each other.","author":"Ann Aguirre","tags":["dreams","soul"],"id":82616,"author_id":"Ann+Aguirre"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":41,"pages":5,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}