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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.

Holly Black

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Holly Black
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: November 10
Journalist
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New Jersey
United States
Haven
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Philip Sharpe was a soldier in God's army, says the minister. Now he marches with the angels.
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Death has his favorites, like anyone. Those who are beloved of Death will not die.
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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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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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You are the best kind of killer, Cassel Sharpe, the kind that never has blood on his hands. The kind that never has to sicken at the sight of what he's done, or come to like it too much.
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After that, she wasn't sure what the game was or if she'd imagined it. All she knew was that she had lost.
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I'm sorry I kissed you- it was selfish and it upset you- but you can't ask me to pretend I didnt want to.
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I'm not good at having friends. I mean, I can make myself useful to people. I can fit in. I get invited to parties and I can sit at any table I want in the cafeteria. But actually trusting someone when they have nothing to gain from me just doesn't make sense. All friendships are negotiations of power.
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Keep going' she told herself, 'Don't look back.' But she looked anyways.
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Death’s favorites don’t die.
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I’m Lila, and yes, he’s crazy. But you must have noticed that before now. He was crazy back when I knew him, and he’s obviously gotten crazier over time.
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I survive at the edge of friends circles.
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You don't have to protect these people, Cassel. I am these people.
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I like all the things that make you monstrous.
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I heard you've been having some problems with your girlfriend. Headmistress Northcutt says. No, I say. Not at all. Audrey broke up with me after the winter holiday, exhausted by my moodiness. It's impossible to have problems with a girlfriend who's no longer mine.
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He’s quiet then. We lie next to each other, twin corpses waiting for burial.
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