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• I pause at the door, wishing I could find a corner and sleep until my head clears, but the sailor said the abbess is expecting me, and while I do not know much about abbesses, I suspect they are not fond of waiting.

  R.L. LaFevers

  Sleep, Doors, Waiting

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• You tried to drink the East River,"Magnus said, and Alec saw, as if for the first time, that Magnus's clothes were soaking wet too, sticking to his body like a dark second skin.

  Cassandra Clare

  Dark, Rivers, Clothes

  Cassandra Clare (2009). “City of Ashes”, p.406, Simon and Schuster

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• You're not the way everyone says you are," Kaye said, looking at him so fiercely that he couldn't meet her gaze. "I know you're not." "You know nothing of me," he said. He wanted to punish her for the trust he saw on her face, to raze it from her now so that he would be spared the sight of her when that trust was betrayed. He wanted to tell her he found her impossibly alluring, at least half enchanted, body bruised and scratched, utterly unaware she would not live past dawn. He wondered what she would say in the face of that.

  Holly Black

  Past, Sight, Dawn

  Holly Black (2008). “Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale”, p.188, Simon and Schuster

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• Well," he said, clearly enjoying my confusion. "It was actually for two souls, since you and Seth were both saved. But even if it wasn't, it still would've been worth it. Do you know the price of one soul, Georgina? It's beyond rubies and diamonds, beyond any mortal reckoning. If it had taken me centuries, if it had taken a dozen more angels to help me, it all would have been worth it.

  Richelle Mead

  Taken, Angel, Two

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• When you do something stupid and die, it's pathetic," I said. "When you do something stupid and survive it, then you get to call it impressive or heroic.

  Jim Butcher

  Stupid, Heroic, Impressive

  Jim Butcher (2006). “Dead Beat: A Novel of The Dresden Files”, p.384, Penguin

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• So?" Bob said. "Hat up, go kill her. Problem solved." "Bob," I said. "You can't just go around killing people." "I know. That's why you should do it." "No, no. I can't go around killing people, either.

  Jim Butcher

  People, Bob, Hats

  Jim Butcher (2008). “Grave Peril: Book three of The Dresden Files”, p.111, Penguin

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• We don’t need a cure,” the other zombie said. “That’s right,” Scapegrace nodded. “We’re happy the way we are.” “Happy with the power,” Scapegrace clarified. “Very happy, just the two of us, and there’s nothing wrong with us either. It’s very natural in fact. Nothing to be ashamed of—” “Thrasher,” said Scapegrace, “shut up.

  Derek Landy

  Two, Zombie, Needs

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• Right now, I wish I’d stayed because I want you at my side. That sounds pretty selfish, but I don’t mean it that way. You just never needed me that way; I said it to you once as I was leaving—that you love me, but you don’t need me. You don’t lean. But I admire that about you, and I could use some of your strength right now.

  Ann Aguirre

  Selfish, Mean, Leaving

  Ann Aguirre (2011). “Aftermath”, p.98, Penguin

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• But if you kept thinking about a fight you’d lost, Mom said, you were programming yourself to lose again.

  Karen Russell

  Mom, Fighting, Thinking

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• I’ve heard it said that Daisy’s murmur was only to make people lean toward her; an irrelevant criticism that made it no less charming.

  F. Scott Fitzgerald

  People, Criticism, Charming

  F. Scott Fitzgerald (2013). “The Great Gatsby”, p.9, Atlântico Press

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• Having eyes, but not seeing beauty; having ears, but not hearing music; having minds, but not perceiving truth; having hearts that are never moved and therefore never set on fire. These are the things to fear, said the headmaster.

  Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

  Fear, Eye, Heart

  Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (1984). “Totto-Chan: the little girl at the window”, Kodansha America

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• This isn’t the first time I’ve faced death, and I don’t intend for it to be the last,” I said, repeating the same words he’d told me before fighting in that fateful duel. “I’ve chosen to live a dangerous life, but it’s who I am, and that wouldn’t change even if we’d never met.

  Jeaniene Frost

  Fighting, Who I Am, Lasts

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• I’m so sorry to disappoint you,” she said, breathing hard. “But it would take far more than that to scare me.” A quick flex of his arms, and their bodies collided. And he whispered, just as his mouth fell on hers, “God, I was hoping you’d say that.

  Tessa Dare

  Sorry, Breathing, Scare

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• My dad said I did the right thing. I hope I did, but it's hard to tell sometimes.

  Stephen Chbosky

  Dad, Sometimes, Hard

  Stephen Chbosky (2013). “The Perks of Being a Wallflower YA edition”, p.34, Simon and Schuster

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• Now for God's sake, will you two start behaving like a princess and a Courier?" Halt told them. "If you don't, I'll have to think about sending Will home.' 'Me?' Will said, his voice breaking into a high-pitched squeak of indignation. 'What's it got to do with me?' 'It's all your fault!' Halt shouted irrationally.

  John Flanagan

  Princess, Home, Thinking

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• You're right, Halt,' she said, and he nodded acklowledgement of her backing down. 'Nice to hear someone else saying that for a change,' Will said cheerfully. 'Seems like I've said those words an awful lot in my time.' Halt turned a bleak gaze on him. 'And you've always been right.

  John Flanagan

  Nice, Awful, Halt

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• Mikeru was still puzzling over Horace's last remark. He frowned. 'Kurokuma, these shenanigans... What are they?' 'Shenanigans are what Rangers do. They usually involve doing things that risk breaking your neck or your leg.' Mikeru nodded, filing the word away. 'I will remember this word,' he said. 'Shenanigans. It is a good word.'

  John Flanagan

  Risk, Shenanigans, Legs

  "The Emperor of Nihon-Ja".

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• You know what Hans told me last week?" she says as I open the door of my fitting room. "He told me to write down a list of everything I wanted to say about that women-and then tear it up. He said I'd feel a sense of freedom." "Oh right," I say interestedly. "So what happened?" "I wrote it all down," says Laurel. "And then I mailed it to her!

  Sophie Kinsella

  Writing, Doors, Tears

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• But instead of taking the cue to leave, Patch crossed to Scott in three steps. He flung him around to face the wall. Scott tried to get his bearings, but Patch slammed him against the wall again, disorienting him further. “Touch her,” he said in Scott’s ear, his voice low and threatening, “and it’ll be the biggest regret of your life.” Before leaving, Patch flicked his eyes once in my direction. “He’s not worth it.” He paused. “And neither am I.

  Becca Fitzpatrick

  Wall, Regret, Eye

  Becca Fitzpatrick (2010). “Crescendo”, p.212, Simon and Schuster

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• His hands are off," Gabrielle pointed out. "Posture's wrong," Kat said. "He's still ... hot," Gabrielle said, as if it were the greatest insult in the world. "I feel so objectified. So ... cheap," Hale told them.

  Ally Carter

  Hands, Hot, World

  Ally Carter (2011). “Uncommon Criminals”, p.37, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• Reformed rakes make the best husbands,"Violet said. "Rubbish and you know it." -Anthony to Violet

  Julia Quinn

  Husband, Violet, Rubbish

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• As his hands moved to his trousers, he saw that she was pulling the bedsheets over her. "Don't," he said, barely recognizing his own voice. Her eyes met his, and he said, "I'll be your blanket".

  Julia Quinn

  Eye, Hands, Voice

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• Please don’t get sentimental,” said Jerome. “It’s nauseating.

  Richelle Mead

  Sentimental, Please

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• Please don't die," she whispered. "I don't think I can bury you. I already buried everyone else." "How can I die," Alexander said, his voice breaking, "when you have poured your immortal blood into me?

  Paullina Simons

  Thinking, Blood, Voice

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• A kiss is the prize?’ he asked sadly. ‘Even more than giving me the rest of you? It should be the other way round, Princess. In the real world, it's called courting. You let a lad kiss you and then you offer him more.’ ‘Let me tell you something, Olivier,’ she said with tears of sorrow in her eyes, ‘this is my real world.

  Melina Marchetta

  Real, Princess, Eye

  Melina Marchetta (2015). “The Complete Lumatere Chronicles”, p.575, Penguin UK

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