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There's more to someone being lovable than the way they look. ...he told me that the way you can tell if a bug or a snake is poisonous, like, is if it's got really lovely, bright markings. The more the beautiful its skin is, the more deadly it is. All that pretty face and whatnot just hides how twisted up and rotten he is on the inside.

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Cassandra Clare
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: July 31
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Judith Rumelt
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I am nothing if not gracious, Will said. His eyes searched Jem's face, that face as familiar to him as his own. And determined. You will not leave me. Not while I live.
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Shutting your eyes and pretending something's not happening doesn't make it not true, Jace.
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Then I'll come,' said Tessa, 'I've never been on a train.' Will threw up his hands. 'That's it? You're coming because you've never been on a train before?' 'Yes.
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And what if I'm the one who kills him? My heart is your heart, he said, My hands are your hands.
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Those girls on the other side of the car are staring at you. Of course they are, he said. I am stunningly attractive.
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I swear, I almost died back there on that ship, you know. He let her hand go, but he was staring at her, almost as if he meant to memorize her face. I know, he said. everytime you almost die, I almost die myself.
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You would make a very ugly woman I would not. I would be stunning
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khalepa ta kala, greek. It means 'beauty is harsh'.
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