Mirroring behavior. When a mark takes a drink from his water glass, so should you. When he smiles, so should you. Keep it subtle, rather than creepy, and itโs a good technique.
Holly BlackItโs hard to come up with a scheme to thwart some other scheme you donโt even know about.
Holly BlackI consider kissing her right there on the dirty couch, but self-preservation stops me. Once someone hurts you, itโs harder to relax around them, harder to think of them as safe to love. But it doesnโt stop you wanting them. Sometimes I actually think it makes the wanting worse
Holly Black