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You do not respond to an attempt on your life with a slap on the hand. Or a joke.

Cinda Williams Chima

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Cinda Williams Chima
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: January 1
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It was a peculiar marriage of interests- Lord Averill and Captain Byrne and Lord Bayar and Han Alister agreeing on anything was as rare as gold in Ragmarket.
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But maybe it's better to go after something, and not get it, than to not even try.
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You didn't have to go to the fireworks with him. Or - or let him fondle you. Fondle? Raisa raised her eyebrows, When did I mention fondling?
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And it's not just a matter of you hurting me. I will hurt you too, even if I don't want to, I'm not the girl you think I am. And you will remember this conversation , and wish that you'd listened to me.
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He keeps this up, he's bound to be caught, she thought. And this time they'll dangle him for certain.
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You look like a boy who has eaten the fruit of the tree of knowledge and doesn't like the taste.
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History,' Mari muttered, as if she'd overheard his thoughts. 'Why do we need to know what happened before we were born?' 'So hopefully we get smarter and don't make the same mistakes again.
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I need to go to parties, Raisa mused, so I don't think so much.
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As for my family, my father was Danel he died as a mercenary in the southern wars, Han went on. My mother's name was Sarah, called Sali, and my sister was Mari. They died last summer. But then, you already knew that. Every time you forget, I'll remind you. That's the blood sacrifice I made to be here, and that's enough.
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She padded toward Han, barefoot, like a faerie startled out of a forest bower, bewitching mix of clan and flatland beauty.
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There's something about a roof isn't there? It makes you feel like it doesn't matter what's going on below. All of those things that get in the way of your dreams - you're above them. Anything is possible.
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Commander! Sir! Wake up! Jack surfaced from sleep, wondering who the commander was and wishing he'd respond so he could go back to sleep - until he remembered that he was the commander.
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His aster-blue eyes shown out from a face blackened by bruises and soot, his fair hair glittering in the firelight. Dressed all in black, silhouetted against flame, he looked rather like a demon, raised from the dead, trading for souls on the other side.
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It was one of the warm nights at the end of summer that makes promises that won't be kept.
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Her clothes still smoked from the wizard’s assault. But to him, she always smelled of flowers.
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(A)ny time you buy weapons, or build an army, you begin to look for an excuse to use them. Plus, you pose more of a threat to others.
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She had never felt more alive than when she lay dying in Han Alister's arms.
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I continue to believe in miracles. But i know that miracles come to those who work very hard
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Oh, I am getting married, Raisa said sleepily. You promised me that if I agreed to marry you, that you would make it happen. She extended her hand, the one with the ring Han had given her, and waved it under his nose. So. It's time to pay up.
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The time will come when you will be forced to make a choice,” Hanalea said. “When that time comes, choose love.
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