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The easiest lies to tell are the ones you want to be true.

Holly Black

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Holly Black
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: November 10
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
New Jersey
United States
Ones
Lying
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True
Easiest
Lies

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But if you didn't believe in monsters, then how were you going to be able to keep safe from them?
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No, said Luis, You can't date the Lord of the Night Court. Well, I'm not, he dumped me. You can't get dumped by the lord of the night court. Oh, yes, you can. You so completely can.
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It feels like the whole world has turned upside down. There aren't any more rules. Hey,' I say to Sam, because if the world's gone crazy, then I guess I can do whatever I want. Guess what? I'm a worker.
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Life is like licking Honey from a Thorn
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She can’t help it. She loves the con. I tell myself I’m not like her, but I have to admit I love it too.
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You okay? Anton asks, looking at me like he's trying to figure out if I'm drunk. His plans depend on me. I look as blank as possible and hope that it freaks him out. No point in my being the only miserable one.
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You in trouble?” Sam asks. The way he says it, I wonder if he’s thinking about how to get out of here if I am.
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I thought weirdness was a good thing. I don't mean that defensively, either. I thought it was something to be cultivated.
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I would remain nearer you for what time there is. Gone in one faerie sigh, she quoted. Leather-clad fingers brushed over her short hair, rested on her cheek. I can hold my breath.
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The row of dolls watched her impassively from the bookshelf, their tea party propriety almost certainly offended.
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I got bored, he says. Besides, you know what's creepier than walking around your dead brothers' apartment? Sitting alone in a hearse in front of his apartment.
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If I'm not a murderer, asked Corny, how come I keep killing people?
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I like all the things that make you monstrous.
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You better get over here with my car,” Grandad says. “Before I call the cops and tell them you stole it.” “Sorry,” I say contritely. Then the rest of what he said sinks in and I laugh. “Wait, did you just threaten me with calling the police? Because that I’d like to see.
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He wondered whether growing up was learning that most stories turned out to be lies.
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Ah coffee. The sweet balm by which we shall accomplish today's tasks.
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It's okay, he informs me. Your grandfather is teaching me how to play poker. If I know Grandad, that means what he'll really be teaching Sam is how to cheat.
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I thought you were her knight, but you have become only her woodsman--taking little girls into the forest to cut out their hearts.
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