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You said you were allowed to lose it,' some part of her reminded herself. 'Not yet, not yet.

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Holly Black
Age: 52
Born: 1971
Born: November 10
Journalist
Novelist
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New Jersey
United States
Reminded
Allowed
Lose
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Poisonous jealousy thrummed through my veins.
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She can’t help it. She loves the con. I tell myself I’m not like her, but I have to admit I love it too.
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Can't get away from your own self.
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Flattery will get you everywhere, Sam says, Except, apparently, off a roof.
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A man may daydream of how he would spend a million dollars, but playing the same game with a billion dollars sours the fantasy. There are too many possibilities. The house he once wished for with all his heart is suddenly too small. The travel, too cheap. He wanted to visit an island. Now he contemplates buying one.
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I like all the things that make you monstrous.
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Clever as the Devil and twice as pretty.
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Crippled things are always more beautiful. It's the flaw that brings out beauty.
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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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