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• Democracy is a poor system of government at best; the only thing that can honestly be said in its favor is that it is eight times as good as any other method the human race has ever tried.

  Robert A. Heinlein

  Eight, Race, Government

  "Stranger in a Strange Land" by Robert A. Heinlein, (p. 232), 1991.

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• Have you ever made her angry?" If the cop said that he and his wife lived in a state of constant connubial bliss, Andrew decided he'd have full cause to throw a punch. Max raised an eyebrow. "Sure, I'm human." He slid the phone into the pocket of his suit pants and rose to his feet with a distinctly amused glint in his eyes. "Making up is the un part, in case you haven't figured that out yet.

  Nalini Singh

  Eye, Phones, Feet

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• I’m avampire. I havesecret powers ,” he said with a full-on fake Transylvanian accent, which he dropped to say, “Actually, your mom let me in.

  Rachel Caine

  Mom, Fake, Accents

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• "Where did that flashlight come from?" Chloe asked. "My purse." Chloe looked at Tara. "She carries a flashlight in her purse." "For emergencies," Maddie said, trying to see into the yard.
  "You have any chocolate?" Chloe asked hopefully. "For emergencies?"
  "Of course. Side pocket, next to the fork."

  Jill Shalvis

  Chocolate, Trying, Pockets

  "Simply Irresistible". Book by Jill Shalvis, 2010.

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• That morning I was not yet a vampire, and I saw my last sunrise. I remember it completely, and yet I can't recall any sunrise before it. I watched the whole magnificence of the dawn for the last time as if it were the first. And then I said farewell to sunlight, and set out to become what I became.

  Anne Rice

  Morning, Farewell, Light

  "Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles". www.imdb.com. 1994.

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• Oh, for Thor's sake..." said Hiccup. "I thought that was just a story..." "Stories come from somewhere," said the witch. "The past haunts the present in more ways than we realise.

  Cressida Cowell

  Past, Stories, Hiccups

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• She never said, "No, don't buy that trash," or "Pick a real book." She knew they were all real books. This is how great a librarian she was. And how great a mom.

  David Lubar

  Mom, Real, Book

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• I do the very best I can, I mean to keep going. If the end brings me out all right, then what is said against me won't matter. If I'm wrong, ten angels swearing I was right won't make a difference.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Positive, Peace, Mean

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• The rat was merely trying to sleep. Believe me, pup, if I had wanted to kill you we wouldn’t be having this conversation,” said Ripred.

  Suzanne Collins

  Believe, Sleep, Trying

  "Gregor the Overlander". Book by Suzanne Collins, 2003.

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• I want to learn martial arts," he said docilely, "so when I want to kill someone, I can do something about it.

  Neil Strauss

  Art, Want, Can Do Something

  Neil Strauss (2011). “The Game”, p.8, Canongate Books

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• I’m really not hungry,” she repeated, lifting the coffee cup and inhaling the fragrant steam before sipping. “Just a few bites,” he cajoled, taking his own place beside her. “You need to keep up your strength for tonight.” She gave him a heated, slumberous look, remembering her fantasy. “Why? Are you planning something special?” “I suppose I am,” he said consideringly. “It’s special every time we make love.

  Linda Howard

  Coffee, Making Love, Special

  Linda Howard (2016). “Loving Evangeline”, p.133, HQN Books

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• I love you," Jake whispered. "Are you strong enough for this?" I made myself comfortable. Said over my shoulder, "Sure." "Would you tell me if you weren't?" I grinned. "Maybe. I can't think of a nicer way to commit suicide." "That's good. I can't think of a more pleasant way to commit murder.

  Josh Lanyon

  Suicide, Strong, Love You

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• Look,' I said, struggling to keep up, 'I just wanna make one thing absolutely clear. I don't believe in guns. I just want peace. Okay?' Alessandro stopped in the middle of the corridor, took out the gun, and wrapped my hand around it before I realized what he was doing. 'Can you feel that? That's a gun. It exists. And there are a lot of people out there who do believe in it. So, excused me for taking care of them so you can have your peace.

  Anne Fortier

  Believe, Struggle, Gun

  Anne Fortier (2010). “Juliet: A Novel”, p.175, Ballantine Books

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• I would never build a lawn trimmer," Myrnin said. "What did the lawn ever do to me?

  Rachel Caine

  Lawns, Myrnin

  Rachel Caine (2010). “Ghost Town”, p.30, Allison & Busby

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• I’m faster than the rest of you, if .. Because I’m a vampire,” Michael said, and it was some kind of breakthrough for him to say that. “If you get in trouble, I’ll be there.” “Nice,” Shane said. “I’m warming up to this bloodsucking thing, Mikey.” “No, you’re not.” “Okay, no, I’m not, but right now let’s pretend I am.

  Rachel Caine

  Nice, Vampire, Kind

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• Amelie said, “I won’t be your servant in Morganville. Nor should you be mine. Equals.” She offered her hand to him, and he looked down at it, clearly taken aback. But he took it. “Now defend what is ours, my partner.” He grinned … grinned! … and whirled to meet Myrnin in midleap as Myrnin attacked.

  Rachel Caine

  Taken, Hands, Amelie

  Rachel Caine (2010). “Ghost Town: The Morganville Vampires”, p.254, Penguin

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• Promise me, Amelie, that you’ll crucify me with silver before you allow me to fall in love.” “I hardly think there’s any chance of that,” Amelie said. "I doubt you have the capacity.

  Rachel Caine

  Falling In Love, Thinking, Doubt

  Rachel Caine (2010). “Ghost Town”, p.234, Allison & Busby

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• I didn't say I liked it Harry. I said it fascinated me. There is a great difference.

  Oscar Wilde

  Differences, Fascinated

  Oscar Wilde (2005). “Picture of Dorian Gray”, p.109, Prestwick House Inc

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• I hoped you would consider it seriously instead of laughing at it.' 'Mr. Chamkanni said much the same thing in bed the first night home from the hospital

  Kevin Hearne

  Home, Night, Laughing

  Kevin Hearne (2014). “The Iron Druid Chronicles 6-Book Bundle: Hounded, Hexed, Hammered, Tricked, Trapped, Hunted”, p.417, Del Rey

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• I looked at my two wolves. When I knelt they came to me rubbed against me smelling me and I stroked them. "Thank you for believing in me " I said and maybe they understood and maybe they didn't.

  Carrie Vaughn

  Believe, Two, Understood

  Carrie Vaughn (2010). “Kitty and the Silver Bullet”, p.83, Hachette UK

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• She loved her mother and depended on her mother, and yet every single word her mother said annoyed her.

  Ann Brashares

  Mother, Annoyed, Single Word

  Ann Brashares (2011). “Sisterhood Everlasting (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants): A Novel”, p.7, Random House

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• She’s drunk dialing contractors ” Chloe said to Tara. “Someone should stop her.

  Jill Shalvis

  Drunk, Chloe, Should

  Jill Shalvis (2010). “Simply Irresistible”, p.49, Hachette UK

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• A few weeks ago my uncle came over to borrow my dad's socket set and when he asked my dad how he was my dad said oh unexceptional. Living quietly with my disappointments. And how are you

  Miriam Toews

  Uncles, Dad, Disappointment

  Miriam Toews (2004). “A Complicated Kindness: A Novel”, A.A. Knopf Canada

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• You promised you would protect her Nico said. He might as well have stabbed me with a rusty dagger.It would've hurt less than reminding me of my promise.

  Rick Riordan

  Hurt, Promise, Daggers

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• I don’t feel very much like Pooh today," said Pooh. "There there," said Piglet. "I’ll bring you tea and honey until you do.

  A. A. Milne

  Tea, Piglet, Honey

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