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They say that nameless things change constantly—that names fix them in place like pins.
Holly Black
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Holly Black
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: November 10
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New Jersey
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I wonder about death, I who may never know it. It looks much like ecstacy, the way they open their mouths as they drown, the way their fingers dig into your skin. Their eyes are wide and startled and they trash in your hands as though with an excess of passion.
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I'm not very good at explaining things, she said. But I think you have beautiful eyes. I love the gold in them. I love that they're different from my eyes- I see mine all the time and I'm bored with them.
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Greg stands up, wiping his mouth. I saw your mother's trial in the paper, Sharpe. I know you're just like her. If I was, I would make you beg to blow me, I sneer.
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She took a deep breath, Last chance. Are you in need of rescuing? His expression turned very strange, almost as if she'd struck him, yes, he said finally. -Tana and Gavriel-page 33- chapter 5
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He was as honest as any criminal can hope to be.
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She’s an old lady,” Barron says. “And she’s been locked up for years. Let her have some fun. She needs to blow off steam. Seduce old dudes. Lose money at canasta.
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He wondered whether growing up was learning that most stories turned out to be lies.
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He looks like the good boy he's never been.
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He runs to the sink to spit it out. I grin. There’s nothing quite as funny as someone else’s misery.
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