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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.

Holly Black

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Holly Black
Age: 52
Born: 1971
Born: November 10
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
New Jersey
United States
Girl
Knight
Thought
Knights
Become
Forest
Littles
Forests
Little
Hearts
Heart
Girls
Cutting
Taking

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Let her alone,' said the enkanto, 'or I will curse you blind, lame, and worse.' The old man laughed. 'I'm a curse breaker, fool.' The elf grabbed one of the Jim Beam bottles from the table and slammed it down, so that he was holding a jagged glass neck. The elf smiled a very thin smile. 'Then I won't bother with magic.
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I'm afraid my voice is going to break. I am afraid she is going to hear how much this hurts.
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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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He looks like the good boy he's never been.
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She knew she shouldn't feel that way about a monster, but right then, she wanted nothing more than a monster of her very own.
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