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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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Maria V. Snyder
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: January 1
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Stay
Deals
Lying
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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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Ursan flourished the knife, threatening me. Talk, or I'll start cutting off body parts. Yours? Or mine? I kept my voice steady despite my insides twisting into goo. It's an important distinction.
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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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[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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Sieges weathered, fight together, friends forever.
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To Yelena, our newest food taster. May you last longer than your predecessor.
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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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I did what any good rat would do. I bit down on the guard's hand until I tasted blood.
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Words are easy. It's convincing the heart that's hard.
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Should haves lead to death
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Don’t worry, I said. These men are good. They’re going to heal the world.
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Oscove? Valek paused. He didn't have the stomach for it.
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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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How did you - Fool your guards? They're not very good. They forgot to check the ceiling for spiders. Valek grinned. His angular face softened.
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