Gerard's:
And as sleep wafted over from the continent of her body, warm and unlimited beside him, he dreamed of the amethyst striking his forehead again and again of his own candy-apple blood on his hands, and of the boy repeating that revelatory, heart-stopping sentence--Nothing can really hurt you, Will--as if it all had something to teach him, as if it were something he ought to try again.
From page 15 of If I Fall, If I Die by Michael Christie.
Without pausing to look back, she raced past the end of her bed even as she heard him coming after her, praying the wound she'd caused would slow her attacker down enough so that she could get out. Alive.From page 67 of Hush by Karen Robards. (click link to see both our review, we both loved this one!)
Karen's:
"I know the lumpectomy isn't a big deal, but what if you have to do chemo again? I graduate in three months and I thought we were going to finally start trying for a"--he clears his throat and looks at me--"a baby."From page 43 of Before I Go by Colleen Oakley. (Click link to see our reviews--Gerard Liked it, I did not!)
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along, so I thought I would play for fun! Just pick two sentences from the book you are reading.
Happy Reading!