Everything was okay. Maybe not perfect, but life wasn't meant to be perfect. It was messy and sometimes it was a disaster, but there was beauty in the messiness and there could be peace in the disaster.

—Jennifer L. Armentrout in Wait for You

About Jennifer L. Armentrout

Jennifer Lynn Armentrout (born June 11, 1980), also known by the pseudonym J. Lynn, is an American writer of contemporary romance, new adult and fantasy. Several of her works have made The New York Times Best Seller list.

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I couldn't stop staring at his mouth when he spoke. I bet he knew how to kiss. Perfect kisses too, ones that weren't wet and gross, but the kind that curled toes. I needed to stop looking at him in general.

—Jennifer L. Armentrout in Obsidian

Right now, being with him seemed worth whatever consequence could come from it. This was right, like it was meant to be. There was no logical explanation for it.

—Jennifer L. Armentrout in Half-Blood

Sometimes you have to know when to let hope go.

—Jennifer L. Armentrout in Deity

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I've always found that the most beautiful people, truly beautiful inside and out, are the ones who are quietly unaware of their effect.

—Jennifer L. Armentrout in Obsidian

While you're deep in something, you never say or do what you need to. It's always after the fact, when it's too late, that you realize what you should've said or done.

—Jennifer L. Armentrout in Origin

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Every decision is liberating even if it leads to disaster.

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I don't think you understand how easy it is to make a mistake that will cost you forever.

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To everyone's surprise, wildlife abounds in the deserted environs of the doomed [Chernobyl] nuclear plant. Elk, wild pigs, wolves, and rabbits all seem to be flourishing. These animals have somehow learned to cope with the high levels of radiation. Who knows, perhaps there are mutations: A pig that can climb. A rabbit with a prehensile tail. An elk with a unicorn's horn. Cells are quick-change artists. Life loves life. Humans may end, but the world won't.

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