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It's the flaw that brings out the beauty.

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Holly Black
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: November 10
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
New Jersey
United States
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Beauty
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Death has his favorites, like anyone. Those who are beloved of Death will not die.
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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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I can’t help feeling a little bit competitive and a little bit disappointed in myself that I’m already so far behind. After all, Yulikova thinks Barron has a real future with the Bureau. She told me so. I told her that sociopaths are relentlessly charming. I think she figured I was joking.
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The easiest lies to tell are the ones you want to be true.
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You set me up, I say. One big con. You can't blame me because I turned out not to be gullible enough. You can't blame the mark. That's not how it works. Have some respect for the nature of the game.
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You don't have to protect these people, Cassel. I am these people.
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For me the curse is a crutch, but the con is everything.
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Jones looks like he wants to slug me, which is only subtly different from his usual way of looking at me like I'm a slug.
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