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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: 55
Born: 1969
Born: January 1
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Don't knock the power of a pest, Leif said. Persistance and stubborness can be useful in many situations.
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Valek smiled. “Good. First, send Kade a reply, asking him not to come.” He pointed at the unopened letter on the table. I had forgotten about it. Sealed with wax, the message appeared to be secured. Valek shrugged. “I was bored.
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No hope, is worse than fear.
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Why is she convinced Ambrose is out to get her Leif asked Ambrose? Yelena raised a slender eyebrow. She carried a tray of tea and fruit. You're on a first name basis with the Commander now? I usually call him Amby, but not in mixed company.
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The uniform enhanced his athletic body, and my thoughts drifted to how magnificent he would look with his uniform puddled around his feet.
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I never said it would be easy. Giving up is easy.
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Some Queen of the Pipes, I thought. I'd believed I was better than a mindless drone. But I was the mindless one, hiding away. Even now I referred to them as if I didn't belong.
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Oh, you made an impression. Like a stone caught in my boot.
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When the effort fails, is it worth the cost?
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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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Valek's thoughts returned to Yelena. An icy finger of loneliness touched the emptiness inside him. She was in Sitia, where she needed to be to learn about her magical powers, but she had taken his heart with her.
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Words are easy. It's convincing the heart that's hard.
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[Janco] paused. His eyes held a distant gleam as if seeing into his past. 'My first practice was a shock. I was a cocky smart aleck--' [Opal] 'Was?' [J] 'Be quiet. I'm telling a story here.
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I hate a mystery. I would have let the identity of the Commander’s successor remain a secret, as I have for fifteen years, but tonight’s opportunity was too tempting. With eight drunken Generals sleeping it off, I could have danced on their beds without waking them. - Valek
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I do know I felt as if my heart had been shredded when I found you in our storeroom, unconscious and bleeding. And leaving you with Vinco in the holding cells was the hardest thing I've ever done. - Riley to Trella
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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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I didn't expect a knife, though. Is it the one missing from the kitchen? Did Rand report it? I felt betrayed. Why hadn't he just asked for it back? No. It just makes sense to keep track of large kitchen knives, so when one goes missing you're not surprised when someone attacks you with it.
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...my sanity threatened to take a holiday without me.
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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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There are certain people I trust no matter what. Even when it seems like they've turned into monsters, you need to stay true to them. Because, in the end, they'll be the ones backing you up.
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