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Perhaps this is how girls fall -- not in some crime of enchantment at the hands of a wicked ne'er-do-well, a grand before and after in which they are innocent victims who have no say in the matter. Perhaps they simply

Perhaps this is how girls fall -- not in some crime of enchantment at the hands of a wicked ne'er-do-well, a grand before and after in which they are innocent victims who have no say in the matter. Perhaps they simply are kissed and want to kiss back. Perhaps they even kiss first. And why should they not?

Libba Bray
Girl, Fall, Kissing
Libba Bray (2007). “The Sweet Far Thing”, p.615, Delacorte Books for Young Readers

Cash or check?” he said cheekily. Even the dullest Ohio girls knew that bit of lingo: Kiss now or kiss later? “Bank’s closed, pal.

Libba Bray
Girl, Kissing, Ohio

There's no time to be modest. Reason will not work here. Without warning, I kiss Kartik. His lips, pressed firmly against mine, are a surprise. They are warm, light as breath, firm as the give of a peach against my mouth. A scent like scorched cinnamon hangs in the air, but I'm not falling into any vision. It's his smell in me. A smell that makes my stomach drop through my feet. A smell that pushes all thought out of my head and replaces it with an overpowering hunger for more.

Libba Bray
Fall, Kissing, Light
Libba Bray (2010). “A Great and Terrible Beauty”, p.133, Simon and Schuster

It was a kiss small in its ministrations but epic in its feeling.

Libba Bray
Kissing, Epic, Feelings

And when it comes, her kiss is like something not so much felt as found.

Libba Bray
Kissing, Found, Like Something
Libba Bray (2009). “Going Bovine”, p.411, Delacorte Books for Young Readers

You know what else is hot?" said a nameless blonde as she put her arm around the one black girl. "What?" "Bisexuals." "Totally. Well, not like real bisexuals who are just sort of your everyday people, but, like, the kind of bisexuals you see in magazines wearing nothing but body paint and kissing both boys and girls to promote a new single." "Totally, totally hot.

Libba Bray
Girl, Real, Kissing
Libba Bray (2011). “Beauty Queens”, p.210, Scholastic Inc.

Hey,” the cabbie yelled. “How’s about a tip?” “You bet-ski,” Evie said, heading toward the old Victorian mansion, her long silk scarf trailing behind her. “Don’t kiss strange men in Penn Station.

Libba Bray
Kissing, Men, Long

You can’t blame a fella for kissing the prettiest girl in New York, can you, sister?” Sam’s grin was anything but apologetic. Evie brought up her knee quickly and decisively, and he dropped to the floor like a grain sack. “You can’t blame a girl for her quick reflexes now, can you, pal?

Libba Bray
Girl, New York, Kissing

He smiles sadly. "Now I know my destiny." "What is it?" "This." He draws me in to him in a kiss. His lips are warm. He pulls me tighter in his embrace. The roots sigh and release their hold on my waist and the wound in my side is healed. "Kartik," I cry, kissing his cheeks. "It's let me go." "That's good," he says. He makes a small cry. His back arches, and every muscle in his body tightens.

Libba Bray
Kissing, Destiny, Roots
Libba Bray (2009). “The Sweet Far Thing”, p.498, Simon and Schuster

But...you could have whatever you wished." "Exactly," he says, nuzzling my neck. "But," I say, "you could turn stones to rubies or ride in a fine gentleman's carriage." Kartik puts his hands on either side of my face. "To each his own magic," he says and kisses me again.

Libba Bray
Kissing, Hands, Gentleman
Libba Bray (2010). “The Sweet Far Thing”, p.404, Simon and Schuster

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