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Evie was so nervous that she downed her cocktail in two stiff swigs, then refilled her glass. Henry arched an eyebrow. “A pro, I see.” “What else is there to do in Ohio?
Libba Bray
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Libba Bray
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 11
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Can we really conquer chaos so easily? If that were so, I should be able to prune the pandemonium of my own soul into something neat and tidy rather than this maze of wants and needs and misgivings that has me forever feeling as if I cannot fit into the landscape of things.
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I hate high heels. Walking in high heels for eight hours a day should be forbidden by the Geneva Convention.
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Life don’t come to you, Memphis. You gotta take it. We have to take it. Because ain’t nobody handing it to us.
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War. Gorgon spits the word. That is what they call it to give the illusion of honor and law. It is chaos. Madness and blood and the hunger to win. It has always been thus and shall always be so.
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Jericho lay back down on his side, watching her breathe just an arm's length from him. She was not beautiful while she slept her mouth hung open and she snored very lightly, and this, despite everything that had happened, made him smile.
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The trouble with morning is that it comes well before noon.
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All the small, simple, conscious acts of living a sudden defense against the dying we do every day.
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May I suggest that you all read? And often. Believe me, it's nice to have something to talk about other than the weather and the Queen's health. Your mind is not a cage. It's a garden. And it requires cultivating.
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What you want can be yours. But you must first know what it is you want.
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The uncertainty of our future is nothing more than a fog of breath on a windowpane.
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We have traveled through space and time. We have been many places. Visited many worlds. And there is good news: the acoustics everywhere are terrific.
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Everything is randomly connected.
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There is nothing more terrifying than the absoluteness of one who believes he's right.
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Because you don't notice the light without a bit of shadow. Everything has both dark and light. You have to play with it till you get it exactly right.
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Men have feelings too, you know. You bruise the petals of my manflower.
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I shan't ever understand your willingness to lie down and die, Felicity bars. If you won't at least try to fight, I have no sympathy for you.
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Yes, go on. Leave. You're always coming and going. The rest of us are stuck here. Do you think he'd still love you if he knew who you are? He doesn't really care—only when it suits him.
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We create the illusions we need to go on.
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She bestowed the blessing of a wild girl's lips.
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I wonder how many times each day she dies a little.
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