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I need to go to parties, Raisa mused, so I don't think so much. (Cinda Williams Chima)
The time will come when you will be forced to make a choice,” Hanalea said. "When that time comes, choose love. View quote
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Crow walked toward her, arms outstretched like a man in a dream, which he was, in a way. Sometimes a dream is enough. View quote
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She padded toward Han, barefoot, like a faerie startled out of a forest bower, bewitching mix of clan and flatland beauty. View quote
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Oh, I am getting married," Raisa said sleepily. "You promised me that if I agreed to marry you, that you would make it happen." She extended her hand, the one with the ring Han had given her, and waved it under his nose. "So. It's time to pay up. View quote
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What kind of love would drive a man for miles through solid rock? View quote
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I've found it wise to enjoy any time of truce, while recognizing it for what it is. A truce. View quote
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(A)ny time you buy weapons, or build an army, you begin to look for an excuse to use them. Plus, you pose more of a threat to others. View quote
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You didn't have to go to the fireworks with him. Or - or let him fondle you." "Fondle?" Raisa raised her eyebrows, "When did I mention fondling? View quote
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History,' Mari muttered, as if she'd overheard his thoughts. 'Why do we need to know what happened before we were born?' 'So hopefully we get smarter and don't make the same mistakes again. View quote
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Jason settled back on the bench. 'I hate to break this to you, but as a rule, wizards are nasty people. They're powerful, capricious, ruthless, egotistical, used to getting their own way. That's being kind. (Cinda Williams Chima)
Haven't you heard about me?" he said, with a tight smile. "I'm really a very dangerous person." And he did look dangerous until he said, "Look, could you watch Dog for me while I'm gone? I can't take him where I'm going. View quote
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Will you give the girl to me?" she said. "Will you let me try?" He nodded, dizzy with relief. "Please, Willo. Please. Save her. It doesn't matter... what happens to me. View quote
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The answer is no, I would rather marry the Demon King himself than marry you. I suggest you look elsewhere for a bride. And heaven help the one you choose. View quote
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Why aren't you dead?" Will demanded. View quote
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Commander! Sir! Wake up!" Jack surfaced from sleep, wondering who the commander was and wishing he'd respond so he could go back to sleep - until he remembered that he was the commander. View quote
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I continue to believe in miracles. But i know that miracles come to those who work very hard. View quote
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Politics is not about justice. It's about the settling of personal vendettas under a thin veneer of civilization. All politics is personal. View quote
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You can't always pickyou fight, oryou fight... or even... you fight. But do the picking... whenever you can. View quote
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Grief was like that. It gradually faded into a dull ache, until some simple sight or sound or scent hit him like a hammer blow. View quote
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The problem is, hope is the thing that can't be reined in by rules or pinned down by bitter experience. It's a blessing and curse. (Cinda Williams Chima)
Maybe the hardest lesson Han had learned was that nobody is purely bad or good. Everybody seemed to be a mixture of both. View quote
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