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We are, largely, who we remember ourselves to be. (Holly Black)
She looks honestly upset, but then, I've learned that I can't read her. The problem with a really excellent liar is that you have to just assume they're always lying. View quote
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The first boy I fell in love with didn't know I loved him, but he managed to break my heart anyway. View quote
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. The language of love is like that, possessive. That should be the first warning that it's not going to encourage anyone's betterment. View quote
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He wondered whether growing up was learning that most stories turned out to be lies. View quote
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I can learn to live with guilt. I don't care about being good. View quote
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They say that nameless things change constantly-that names fix them in place like pins. View quote
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I survive at the edge of friends circles. View quote
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This, the language of deception, we both understand. We were born to it, along with the curses. View quote
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The row of dolls watched her impassively from the bookshelf, their tea party propriety almost certainly offended. View quote
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If she was going to die, she might as well die sarcastic. (Holly Black)
whatever you love, that is your weakness. View quote
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She wears trouble like a crown. If she ever falls in love, she'll fall like a comet, burning the sky as she goes. View quote
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You can break a thing, but you cannot always guide it afterward into the shape you want. View quote
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I did it to get what I want. Maybe I should regret that, but I can't. Sometimes you do the bad thing and hope for the good result. View quote
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Sometimes,” Sam says, "I can't tell when you're lying.” "I never lie,” I lie. View quote
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Yesterday when we went over the plan again and again, I never thought about Grandad showing up. Because I'm an idiot, basically--an idiot with poor planning skills. Of course he's here. Where else would he be? Seriously, what else could go wrong? View quote
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It's sweet. All this trouble for a kitty. View quote
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Marks forget that whenever something's too good to be true, that's because it's a con. View quote
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Farewell, Father," she said. He fell back upon his chair, choking. She laughed, not with mirth or even mockery, but something that was closer to a sob. "You crafted me so sharp, I cut even myself. View quote
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Some promises aren't worth keeping. (Holly Black)
I thought you were her knight, but you have become only her woodsman--taking little girls into the forest to cut out their hearts. View quote
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Death has his favorites, like anyone. Those who are beloved of Death will not die. View quote
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Even from the beginning, that was the problem. People liked pretty things. People even liked pretty things that wanted to kill and eat them. View quote
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If the enemy of my enemy is my friend, then surely you should be friend to my friend. View quote
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