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Even if that were true, it wouldn't be irony, Lucas pointed out. Irony is the contrast between what's said and what happens.

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Claudia Gray
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 12
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New York City
New York
Amy Vincent
Irony
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Lucas
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I apologized to her once for spending less time with her, but she blew it off. You're in love. That makes you actually kind of boring to people who aren't in love. You know, the sane ones.
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The only one taking a risk here is me, if I get too attached to you. It’s not risky for you, as long as you’re not confused either.” “I’m not.” “Of course you aren’t.” A small smile played on Balthazar’s lips.
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I could almost feel him near me, the way you can feel a fire's presence in a cold room.
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Every single day was just a box on the calendar that I could put a red X through each one brought me closer to Lucas and to liberty.
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Hear me out. Would you eat a hamburger if there was any chance it could punch you in the face? - How is a hamburger supposed to punch me in the face? Just say that it can. Would you bother? Or would you eat something else?
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It wasn't badass. I don't really do badass.
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That is the manner in which I roll.
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If you loved someone, you couldn’t let lies come between you. No matter what happened—even if you’d already lost each other forever—you owed each other the truth.
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He’d protect me and shelter me forever. But I was beginning to realize that being sheltered came at a price.
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The silence between us stretched out, but it wasn't awkward. Sometimes there are people you can be quiet with, and you never feel the need to fill the gap with meaningless chit-chat. I'd only become that close to a couple people in my hometown, and I'd always thought it took years. Lucas and I were already there.
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I'm not dating Balthazar. I'm pretend dating him. Which involves some not pretend hand-holding. And maybe some not pretend kissing. But it's all actually pretend, see? I groaned. My explanations were making my head hurt already.
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Now I know that grief is a whetstone that sharpens all your love, all your happiest memories, into blades that tear you apart from within.
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I always kinda liked our attic ghost. When I was a kid, I used to go up there and read stories to it. Show it my new toys. It's just an old spirit stuck between the worlds, right? What's to be scared of? ~Vic
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The first rule of Evernight is that any vampire who seeks sanctuary must be given a place. -Charity
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I know we only talked once- But it meant something to you. Our eyes met for only an instant. It meant something to me, too. I just didn't realize - Well, I thought it was only me.
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Good Soldiers don't sacrifice the cause for love - Lucas If the cause isn't love then it isn't worth the sacrifice
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Either this guy really liked me, or I was inventing things in my head because I wanted him to like me. I was much too inexperienced to guess which.
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As far as I can see, in this world, you’re a fool for not using whatever gifts you’re given. It’s not as though you lied or cheated or stole to get Howard Marlowe as your father. That’s who he is that’s who you are. You got dealt a bad card when you were bitten—so use one of the better cards you have in your hand to make up for it.
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You'll live forever, and being remembered by is the only immortality I'll ever need. If i only live on as a part of you--Bianca, that's my idea of Heaven
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In my opinion, all boyfriends should turn out to be secretly wealthy.
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