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Lately I’d begun carrying pain amulets in my bag, like some people have breath mints.
Kim Harrison
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Kim Harrison
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: January 1
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I want…” he said, then hesitated, taking a breath of air and lifting his chin. “I want one pure thing in my life,” he said loudly, his voice ringing in the red-tinted air. “I want one thing I can point to and say, ‘That is good, and it’s a part of me.
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You are the devil to talk to, Rachel, he said curtly. Will you shut up and listen?
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Where did he go!” he bellowed, gloved hands clenching. “I had him in a snare that would take Alexander the Great a lifetime to untwist, and he did it in a week!” Al took a step, pinwheeling as his booted heel found an ice cube.
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The small gargoyle had gone entirely white to match the ceiling, and only the rims of his ears, his long clawlike nails, and a thick stripe down his whip-like tail were still gray. He was crawling along the ceiling like a bat, wings held to make sharp angles and claws extended. It just about broke my creepy meter.
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There is black. There is white. Gray is a cowardly excuse to mix our wants with our needs.
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Why aren't you afraid of me? I've seen my death, and you're not it.
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We could've done this anywhere, but I wanted you to see me, to see this, he said, gesturing at the room. I wanted you to know where I come from, what I am under the choices I make.
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