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Holly Black
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: November 10
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
New Jersey
United States
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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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Farewell, Father, she said. He fell back upon his chair, choking. She laughed, not with mirth or even mockery, but something that was closer to a sob. You crafted me so sharp, I cut even myself.
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He wondered whether growing up was learning that most stories turned out to be lies.
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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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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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To remind me, pain is the best teacher
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Kaye: You know what the sun looks like? Janet: No, What? Kaye: Like he slit his wrists in a bathtub and the blood is all over the water. Janet: That's gross, Kaye. Kaye: And the moon is just watching. She's just watching him die. She must have driven him to it.
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Those who really love you don't mean to hurt you and if they do, you can't see it in their eyes but it hurts them too.
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I haven't had a very good day. I think I might still be hung over and everyone's dead and my root beer's gone.
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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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Life is like licking Honey from a Thorn
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It is my belief that books are living things.
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Greg stands up, wiping his mouth. I saw your mother's trial in the paper, Sharpe. I know you're just like her. If I was, I would make you beg to blow me, I sneer.
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She’s an old lady,” Barron says. “And she’s been locked up for years. Let her have some fun. She needs to blow off steam. Seduce old dudes. Lose money at canasta.
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Some promises aren’t worth keeping.
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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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Ruthless. That’s my girl.
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He runs to the sink to spit it out. I grin. There’s nothing quite as funny as someone else’s misery.
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They say that nameless things change constantly—that names fix them in place like pins.
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The more powerful you become, the more others will find ways to master you. They'll do it through those you love and those you hate. They will find the bit and the bridle that fits your mouth and will make you yield.
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