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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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Holly Black
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: November 10
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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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Some promises aren’t worth keeping.
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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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I don't lie, I lied.
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Yeah, the whole family knows. It's no big deal. One night at dinner I said, 'Mom, you know the forbidden love that Spock has for Kirk? Well, me too.' It was easier for her to understand that way.
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I love you, you see...and I fear I have no way to say or show it that isn't terrible, except coming here. I would kill everyone in the world for you, if you wanted.......Or not obviously
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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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He was saying that the end of the world wasn't an accident it was a joke.
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No trouble ever got fixed late at night, he said. Midnight is for regrets.
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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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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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You want me to say something? Okay. Sometimes I think I am what you made me. And sometimes I don’t know who I am at all. And either way I’m not happy.
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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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