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Poisonous jealousy thrummed through my veins.

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Holly Black
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: November 10
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
New Jersey
United States
Veins
Jealousy
Poisonous

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She'd always been a little contemptuous of beauty, as though it was something you had to trade away some other vital thing for.
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It’s hard to look at Barron now, but I do. He’s smirking. His black hair and black suit make him into a shadow, as if I conjured some dark mirror of myself.
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You don't have to protect these people, Cassel. I am these people.
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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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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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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 consider kissing her right there on the dirty couch, but self-preservation stops me. Once someone hurts you, it’s harder to relax around them, harder to think of them as safe to love. But it doesn’t stop you wanting them. Sometimes I actually think it makes the wanting worse
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I need you to be happy. I need one of us to be happy.
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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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I don't want to be a vampire' she told herself. But in her dreams, she kind of did.-Tana Bach-page 29-chapter 4
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Everyone danced -- sweaty bodies packed tight, drunk with sound.
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I want you and I hate wanting things and I especially hate admitting I want them.
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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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If I'm not a murderer, asked Corny, how come I keep killing people?
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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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Boys never believe I can beat them, she told me back then. But I always win in the end.
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Can't get away from your own self.
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