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When the effort fails, is it worth the cost?
Maria V. Snyder
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Maria V. Snyder
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: January 1
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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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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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You had me tied in knots. You saved Belen's life, and I wanted to kill and thank you all at the same time. And during those nights when we didn't know if you'd live or die, I went from being angry, to worried to frustrated to scared all within a single heartbeat. If you had die, I would have killed you.
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It's a dirty way to fight, but I'm late for lunch.
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I did what any good rat would do. I bit down on the guard's hand until I tasted blood.
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Another relative? Valek asked. A broad smile stretched Moon Man's lips. Yes. I am her mother's uncle's wife's third cousin.
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I am Trella the victorious leader of the Force of Sheep rebellion. Yes the name sounds ridiculous, and I still can't believe we named a major life changing event after livestock—or actually a stuffed animal—but it made sense at the time.
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...my sanity threatened to take a holiday without me.
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Don’t worry, I said. These men are good. They’re going to heal the world.
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I had hoped to hear everyone discussing how much they missed my altruistic qualities, my legendary skills as a fighter and as a lover. He leered. Instead, you're making plans for tomorrow. Interesting how life goes on in spite of itself.
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I wanted to dissolve into the floor, mixing myself with the hard stone. A stone had a single purpose: to be. No complicated promises, no worries and no feelings.
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You're easily distracted by the pattern of the cloth and can't see the quality of the threads.
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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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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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Everyone makes choices in life. Some bad, some good. It's called living, and if you want to bow out, then go right ahead. But don't do it halfway. Don't linger in whiner's limbo.
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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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Besides, thinking kind thoughts about Valek could be extremely dangerous. I could admire his skills, and be relieved when he was on my side in a fight. But for a rat to like the cat? That scenario ended only one way. With one dead rat.
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Your path is clear,” said Moon Man. “You need to find it.” And the best way to find something you had lost was to return to the last place you remembered having it. In my case, I needed to start at the very beginning.
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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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Valek leaned back in his chair and said to me, “I don’t think I would have made it past the audition,Yelena. I probably would have set my hair on fire by this point.” “What’s a singed head for the sake of art?” I teased. He laughed.
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