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My past was a private obstacle, not a public excuse.

Kelley Armstrong

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Kelley Armstrong
Age: 55
Born: 1968
Born: December 14
Novelist
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city of Sudbury
Sarah
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I moved up beside Jamie.I have to go. She frowned at me. Where? I pressed a hand to the bottom of my belly. My bladder.It- Ah. She gave a small laugh. We interrupt this life-or-death situation for a pregnancy pee break. Don't see that in the movies, do you?
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I was...a journalist...though my typical beat was freelancing articles on Canadian politics, which never included any mention of demonic phenomena, though it might explain the rise of the neoconservatives.
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I love you. I'm not sure if it's the way you want me to. I think it might be. But I know that I love you. I absolutely love you.
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there are risks you'll take for yourself because you know that if your plan goes wrong, it'll be too late for regrets. but if you risk the lives of others and fail, you'll have a lifetime to regret it.
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It reminded me of what Dad said after every snail’s crawl home from Albany when snow hit.“It’s New York, people. It’s winter. We get snow. If you aren’t prepared to deal with it, move to Miami.
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I called Clay from the SUV. How'd it go at the paper? he asked. She called me perky. Ouch.
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I have to. I've been fighting it all night. I'm going to lose. My battle is as futile as a woman feeling the first pangs of labor and deciding it's an inconvenient time to give birth. Nature wins out. It always does.
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If it gets too bad, go. I’ll understand.” I won’t.
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Oh, my God! It's a killer Pomeranian. I glanced up at Derek. It's a tough call, but I think you can take him.
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Could you please put this--could you all put these--could you get dressed, please? The woman only bestowed a serene smile on me. We are as the Goddess requires. The Goddess requires you to be naked on my lawn?
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Demon, angel, all the same thing if you go back far enough, or cut deep enough.
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I didn't need to be rescued. Sorry, but my sword outranks your… she glanced at my hand, sock puppet.
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When I glanced at the chair, it started to shake. I’d like to think it was scared of me, but I rarely invoked that response in living things, let alone inanimate objects.
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Simon: Anyone ever tell you your sense of timing really sucks? Derek: That's why I don't play the drums. Now what's up?
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I glanced up to see Liz and smiled. Thank you. I just went along for the ride. After that happened- She waved at Derek. You know how blind people need Seeing Eye dogs? Well, apparently werewolves could really use Opening Door poltergeists.
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Cleavage is great, she said. Like an extra pocket.
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A stereotype becomes a stereotype when a significant percentage of the population appears to conform to it.
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You bat your baby blues at tall, dark, and gruesome, and next thing you know, he's trailing you like a lost puppy.
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I saw my true power. The darkest power. The greatest power. ~Jaime Vegas
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