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The story you are afraid to write is usually the one you are meant to tell.

Kami Garcia

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Kami Garcia
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: March 25
Artist
Novelist
Teacher
Writer
Washington
District of Columbia
Writing
Meant
Usually
Afraid
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Stories

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The guys were going down one road, and I was going down another.
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Darkness, true darkness, is something more than lack of light.
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She leaned into my shoulder. Maybe you don't have to be a Caster to have power. I pushed her hair behind her ear. Maybe you just have to fall for one.
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falling not flying one lost muddy shoe like the lost worlds between me and you
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...you cannot punish a wet child for the rain.
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There was a curse. There was a girl. And in the end, there was a grave. I never even saw it coming.
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Are you kidding? I'm supposed to put my books in this filthy tin coffin?
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You watch yourself. One day you're going to pick a hole in the sky and the universe is gonna fall right through. Then we'll all be in a fix
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I wish I could print up a sign and tape it on my forehead. I OFFICIALLY DO NOT WANT TO KISS ETHAN WATE. NOW PLEASE LET ME BE FRIENDS WITH HIM.
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Some things are private, Ethan. Even for grown-ups.
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Sharpie? A mischievous smile spread across her face. I thought you said you couldn't control your powers. Beginner's luck.
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In history, she wasn't there while we reenacted the Lincoln-Douglas Debate, and Mr. Lee tried to make me argue the Pro-Slavery side, most likely as punishment for some future liberally minded paper I was bound to write.
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Those were the 'ifs' that kept me from making a fool of myself.
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Good for you, Ethan. That's what my poor mama would've said. Ma'am.
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I smiled at her, but she was already lost in thought, looking around the library as if it held all the answers to all our problems.
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