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Flattery will get you everywhere, Sam says, Except, apparently, off a roof.

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Holly Black
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: November 10
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
New Jersey
United States
Apparently
Roof
Everywhere
Except
Says
Flattery

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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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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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I'm the best kind of thief, the kind that leaves behind items equal in value to those he's stolen.
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Boys never believe I can beat them, she told me back then. But I always win in the end.
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It's the flaw that brings out the beauty.
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I envy what I fear and hate what I envy.
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A stray dog, I might understand, she said. But this? You are too softhearted. No, Mabry, Ravus said. I am not. He looked in Val's direction. I think she wants to die. Maybe you can help her after all, Mabry said. You're good at helping people die.
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Everything was strange and beautiful and swollen with possibilities.
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There is nothing for her beyond those gates, Gavriel said. Do you think to bring her along like a talisman to remind you of your humanity? Or do you think sharing your damnation will lighten the burden of it?
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She sat in the dew-damp grass and ripped up clumps of it, tossing them in the air and feeling vaguely guilty about it. Some gnome ought to pop out of the tree and scold her for torturing the lawn.
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Clever as the Devil and twice as pretty.
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Philip Sharpe was a soldier in God's army, says the minister. Now he marches with the angels.
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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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I'm a powerful being... a wizard, Corny said. So don't try anything. Yes, said the little faery, blinking black eyes rapidly. No. Try nothing.
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Once, she made a boy come out of his house and kiss her under the streetlight. It was her first kiss. She thinks it was probably his, too. She never told him and she never, ever will.
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He wondered whether growing up was learning that most stories turned out to be lies.
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She looks honestly upset, but then, I’ve learned that I can’t read her. The problem with a really excellent liar is that you have to just assume they’re always lying.
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And stupid. Brave and Stupid. Ravus smiled, but then his smile sagged. But nothing can stop you from being terrible once you've learned how.
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The truth is messy. It's raw and uncomfortable. You can't blame people for preferring lies.
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I survive at the edge of friends circles.
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