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Wisdom holds a candle to experience, but you've got to take the candle and walk alone.

Lauren Kate

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Lauren Kate
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: March 21
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Dayton
Ohio
Alone
Experience
Take
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Candle
Holds
Walk
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Wisdom

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Scared ya, did I? Aw, that's sweet. Don't worry the shocks won't kill me, she whispered. They only make me stronger. Anyway, it was worth it to give that cow a black eye, ya know?
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She took comfort in the soft occasional sound of turning pages.
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Arriane sized her up, tapping one finger against her lips. Perfect, she said, stepping forward to loop her arm through Luce's. I was just thinking I could really use a new slave.
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You're an angel, Luce said, I'm in love with an angel.
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She spotted a lone dandelion,and it crossed her mind that a younger Luce would have pounced on it and then made a wish and blown. But this Luce's wishes felt too heavy for something so light.
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He dipped her low and kissed her fiercely, as if he were angry, and each time his lips left hers, even just for half a second, the most parching thirst ran through her, making her cry out.
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Of all the pairs the Throne endorsed None rose to burn as bright As Lucifer, the Morning Star, And Lucinda, his Evening Light
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But you were only sixteen and not far off from the truth, as only sixteen-year-olds can be.
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Cam stepped into the clearing. His eyes were rimmed with a thick, shimmering gold shadow, and it shone on his face in the moonlight, making him look like a wildcat.
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Jealous?' Luce asked. They were alone now. She threw her arms around his broad shoulders and looked deep into his violet eyes. 'Why would you be jealous?' 'Because,' he said, rubbing his hands across her back. 'Your dance card is full. For all eternity.
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I think your girlfriends getting Jealous, Luce said, gesturing at the pair. Which one? He asked. I didn't realise they were both your girlfriends. Neither is my girlfriend. I meant, which one did you think was my girlfriend?
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what if it was enough to just stand here in the arms of someone who ared about her, to let his simple affection steady her for a little while? it felt so good just to be held.
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Now lemme get this straight, she said in a throaty, nasal voice. You put the lime in the cocanut and drink 'em both up--whoa, long faces. What am I interrupting?
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Daniel Grigori! Arriane hooted through her hands. No! Daniel hooted back without missing a beat.
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