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It's the effort, not the results that matter.

Maria V. Snyder

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Maria V. Snyder
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: January 1
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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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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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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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They actually think I would abandon the Commander. they have no concept of loyalty.
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I never said it would be easy. Giving up is easy.
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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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She's the nicest person I know. Zila chewed on her lower lip. Well, the second nicest. Avry's the first.
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...my sanity threatened to take a holiday without me.
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His movements were so graceful that I wondered if he had been a dancer, but his words betrayed to me that his fluid gestures were those of a trained killer.
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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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Skewer is just too vague. I think if you say, ’Stand back or I’ll stab him in the stomach,’ then I have an idea about how serious you are. After all, Leif’s stomach is his favorite body part so that’s a decent threat.
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There's always another storm. It's the way the world works. Snowstorms, rainstorms, windstorms, sandstorms, and firestorms. Some are fierce and others are small. You have to deal with each one separately, but you need to keep an eye on whats brewing for tomorrow.
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Oh, you made an impression. Like a stone caught in my boot.
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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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Many have tried to kill us. All have failed. -Valek
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You should know what happens when you play with fire, Cahill. Eventually, you'll get burned.
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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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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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Pretty stupid,” I called after his retreating form. “To give up before all possible solutions have been tried.
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Sieges weathered, fight together, friends forever.
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