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There is a reason for everything. You might not be able to figure it out, and time might have made us all forget it, but the reason is there all the same.

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Maria V. Snyder
Age: 56
Born: 1969
Born: January 1
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Philadelphia
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But you've slipped under my skin, invaded my blood and seized my heart.
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Back so soon? he asked. Too bad. I was just about to organize a search for your dead body. What happened when you knocked on the southerner magician's door to sacrifice yourself? Did they kick you out, thinking you too half-witted to waste their time on?
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Exactly. You can shoulder all the blame and become a martyr. Provided anyone knows what or who you're martyring for. Or you can accept that some things are important enough to fight for and realize there will be sacrifices along the way.
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Don't feel ashamed for having those feelings and those memories. What happened in the past can't be changed, but they can be a guide for what happens in the future.
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Yes, I thought I'd try electrocution next. Since a bomb, a fire, Vinco's knife and a brief encounter with outer space didn't kill me.
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Lying to yourself is easy, too. I know. It's much harder to stay and deal with consequences.
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Out of nowhere, Valek appeared before me, yelling in my ear, shaking my shoulders. Stupidly, belatedly, I realized he was the drunk. Who else but Valek could win a fight against four large men when armed only with a beer mug?
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Valek coalesced from the shadows and wrapped me in his long lean arms. I soaked in his musky smell, listening to his heart beat. Strong and steady. No indication that he had been sneaking around.
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It's a dirty way to fight, but I'm late for lunch.
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Why did Mother ask you to help me rescue Gelsi? I asked Leif. She thought I could assist you in some way. Instead, I had tried to- Kill me? You can join the 'I Want to Kill Yelena Guild.' I hear they have six members in good standing. Valek is president since he had wanted to kill me twice. --Yelena to Leif
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Sieges weathered, fight together, friends forever.
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In the war room, love? What if someone comes in?” I stood and removed his shirt. “Then they’ll have a good story to tell.” “Good?” He adopted the pretense of being offended. “Prove me wrong.
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I peered deeper and found my soul. A little tattered and with some holes, but there all the same. It had always been there, I realized with shock.
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Right before I was escorted to the jail, Fawn waved bye bye to me. I smiled. My empty, pointless life for hers. Not bad.
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You put on such a brave front. But I know if I took another step toward you, you'd wet your pants. With your blood. I brandished my knife. But I couldn't keep a straight face the boast sounded ridiculous even to my own ears. I snickered. She laughed. The release of tension made me giddy, and soon I was laughing and crying.
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No, I said. I'm not safe, Belen. Who is going to tear Kerrick's arm off if he hits me again? Come on, I urged. Stay with us.
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Sleep? What's that? A new type of casserole?
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No hope, is worse than fear.
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I feel an extremely annoyed thunderstorm nearby, Kade warned. Actually, I'm the one annoyed. The thunderstorm could go either way. - Storm Glass
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Valek: You know a death sentence hasn't kept us apart before. Yelena: Is that an order Valek? Valek: No, it's a promise!
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