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Sarah Rees Brennan
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: September 21
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I want to burn the world because Alan is gone, he said. I want to destroy everything I see. But you mean something to me. I will not destroy the world, because it has you in it.
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Turns out he does run, Nick drawled. Given an incentive. And he wouldn't be so out of breath if he hadn't kept shrieking. That was not a shriek, Jamie said with dignity. It was a husky masculine cry of terror.
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For a moment, they all stood staring at each other. Then Holly shattered the stillness by throwing herself at Angela. God, Angie! she exclaimed, arms locked around her neck. What Happened?
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Have you seen a unicorn in the woods? I imagine that's next, Jared muttered. Right, said Holly. Well. If the unicorn is pink, about two feet tall, with a sparkly mane, we'll know my imaginary friend is real too.
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I can try to wheedle information out of people, Holly offered. For which I'll need a lower-cut top.
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If I wasn't going to be a world-famous journalist and if I didn't have such respect for truth and justice, I could be an amazing master criminal.
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She had worried that she would break if her heart broke, but she wasn't broken. she had lost everything, but she was not lost. It seemed a worthwhile thing to know.
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I'm told I have the body of a god. A Greek god, or one of those gods with the horse heads or elephant's legs coming out of their chests? Alan asked. Next time someone tells you that, ask them to specify.
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Nick scowled out the window. I have friends in Exeter already. I have-those people, you know, they hang around outside the bike sheds, they're always hassling Jamie. Those are some awesome dudes, Jamie muttered. Don't let them get away.
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She hesitated, then reached out to Jared in her mind, and uncertainty washed away in the wave of reassurance she got back.
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