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For me the curse is a crutch, but the con is everything.

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Holly Black
Age: 52
Born: 1971
Born: November 10
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
New Jersey
United States
Crutches
Curse
Everything
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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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We’re all dying, Cassel. It’s just that some of us are dying faster than others.
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It is my belief that books are living things.
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Death has his favorites, like anyone. Those who are beloved of Death will not die.
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If we have to be cat burglars, I'm going to see what' to steal in the fridge. We're trying to find evidence she's the poisoner. Just a thought before you start putting random things in your mouth. Ruth shrugged and walked past Val.
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They say that nameless things change constantly—that names fix them in place like pins.
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Nevermore, Lolli said. That's what Luis calls it, because there are three rules: Never more than once a day, never more than a pinch at a time, and never more than two days in a row.
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I envy what I fear and hate what I envy.
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Death’s favorites don’t die.
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I love you, you see...and I fear I have no way to say or show it that isn't terrible, except coming here. I would kill everyone in the world for you, if you wanted.......Or not obviously
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I drive him to school, then I break back into Barron's house. I'm the best kind of thief, the kind that leaves behind items equal in value to those he's stolen. Then I go home and shave until my skin is as slick as any slickster's.
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The first boy I fell in love with didn't know I loved him, but he managed to break my heart anyway.
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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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Don't be drinking the Haterade.
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If you keep it, Daneca says, he'll have his claws in you. Everyone has their claws in me. Everyone.
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You really dug your own grave,” he mutters. “And I’m going to bury you in it.” “Say that louder,” I tell him, under my breath. “I dare you.
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Love changes us, but we change how we love too.
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If I'm not a murderer, asked Corny, how come I keep killing people?
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Poisonous jealousy thrummed through my veins.
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It's starting to sink in, Corny said. I can almost look at you without wanting to bang my head against the wall.
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