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• I met a woman She had a mouth like yours She knew your life She knew your devils and your deeds And she said "Go to him, stay with him if you can But be prepared to bleed

  Joni Mitchell

  Devil, Mouths, Deeds

  Song: A Case of You

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• But you're dead,' said Harry. 'Oh, yes,' said Dumbledore matter-of-factly. 'Then... am I dead too?' 'Ah,' said Dumbledore, smiling still more broadly. 'That is the question, isn't it? On the whole, dear boy, I think not.

  J. K. Rowling

  Boys, Thinking, Matter

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• For a human being, nothing comes naturally,' said Grumman. 'We have to learn everything we do.

  Philip Pullman

  Inspirational, Students, His Dark Materials

  Philip Pullman (2007). “The subtle knife”, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• Yes?" she asked, eyeing me guardedly. I struck out a hand and said "Shake." Arra stared at the hand, then into my unfocused eyes. "One good fight doesn't make you a warrior," she said. "Shake!" I repeated angrily. "And if I don't?" she asked. "I'll get back up on the bars and fight you till you do," I growled. Arra studied me at length, then nodded and took my hand. "Power to you, Darren Shan," she said gruffly. "Power," I repeated weakly, then fainted into her arms and knew no more till I came to in my hammock the next night.

  Darren Shan

  Eye, Fighting, Warrior

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• The urge at that moment to reach across and touch Willow--to link his fingers through hers as she rested her hand on her thigh, or stroke her bright hair back from her temple--was almost overpowering. He crossed his arms over his chest. "Yep, definitely time for a coffee break," he said, closing his eyes. "You see right through me.

  L.A. Weatherly

  Coffee, Eye, Hair

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• He reached across and fingered the pendant; I felt it move against my skin. "Willow, look," He said. "We haven't talked much about what might happen, but...you know that I always want to be with you, right? I mean--no matter what." And I had known it; I felt it every time he held me--but even so, actually hearing the words made my heart catch. "I want that, too," I said. "Always, Alex.

  L.A. Weatherly

  Moving, Heart, Mean

  L.A. Weatherly (2010). “Angel: The Angel Trilogy”, p.192, Usborne Publishing Ltd

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• We have all lost our possessions and many of us our homes," he said. "But these losses, severe though they may seem, remind us of what no person can take, and that is our minds and our imaginations.

  Lloyd Jones

  Home, Loss, Imagination

  Lloyd Jones (2011). “Mister Pip”, p.125, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• Better to stay alive," I said. "At least while there's a chance to get free." I thought of the sleeping pills in my bag and wondered just how great a hypocrite I was. It was so easy to advise other people to live with their pain.

  Octavia Butler

  Pain, Hypocrite, Sleep

  Octavia E. Butler (2014). “Kindred”, p.165, Hachette UK

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• You can drive.” When he raised an eyebrow, she said, "I've had enough contact with human males to realize you seem to have a congenital inability to function while a female is at the wheel, and I'd rather your full attention be on the case.

  Nalini Singh

  Eyebrows, Car, Wheels

  Nalini Singh (2012). “Nalini Singh: The Psy-Changeling Series”, p.733, Penguin

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• You can run,” Dorian said in a neutral tone that did nothing to lessen the intensity of his expression, “but sooner or later, you run out of places to run to.

  Nalini Singh

  Running, Expression, Tone

  Nalini Singh (2010). “Play of Passion”, p.145, Penguin

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• Annabeth frowned. "That doesn't make sense. But why were you visiting --" Her eyes widened. "Hermes said you bear the curse of Achilles. Hestia said the same thing. Did you . . . did you bathe in the River Styx?" "Don't change the subject." "Percy! Did you or not?" "Um . . .maybe a little.

  Rick Riordan

  Eye, Rivers, Bears

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• The censorious said she slept in a hammock and understood Yeats's poems, but her family denied both stories.

  Hector Hugh Munro

  Hammocks, Stories, Yeats

  Saki, Hector Hugh Munro (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Saki (Illustrated)”, p.420, Delphi Classics

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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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• She's my friend, the boy said simply. That's who she is and that's enough for me. As Minli looked at the buffalo boy, aglow with happiness against his poor surroundings, she saw it was enough for him. More than enough, as the smile that kept curling up on his face told her.

  Grace Lin

  Boys, Buffalo, Faces

  Grace Lin (2009). “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon”, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

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• Nick spoke again. "Her legitimacy will be questioned." Gabriel thought for several moments. "If our mother married her father, it means that the marchioness must have converted to Catholicism upon arriving in Italy. The Catholic Church would never have acknowledged her marriage in the Church of England." "Ah, so it is we who are illegitimate." Nick's words were punctuated with a wry smile. "To Italians, at least," Gabriel said. "Luckily, we are English." "Excellent. That works out well for us.

  Sarah MacLean

  Mother, Father, Mean

  Sarah MacLean (2010). “Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake”, p.19, Harper Collins

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• We are one now, little brother, you and I," Sebastian said. "We are one.

  Cassandra Clare

  Brother, Littles, City Of Fallen Angels

  Cassandra Clare (2012). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instruments Series (5 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls”, p.1782, Simon and Schuster

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• This one looks good,” said Chong over breakfast the next morning. Benny read out loud from the paper. “‘Pit Thrower.’ What’s that?” “I don’t know,” Chong said with a mouth full of toast. “I think it has something to do with barbecuing.” It didn’t.

  Jonathan Maberry

  Morning, Thinking, Looks

  Jonathan Maberry (2011). “Rot and Ruin”, p.19, Simon and Schuster

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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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• You were right,” she said. “You were always right, about everything. And I will always love you, Sam. Forever.

  Rachel Caine

  Love You, Forever, I Will Always Love You

  Rachel Caine (2009). “Carpe Corpus: The Morganville Vampires”, p.150, Penguin

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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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• In a manner of speaking. As we intend for you to found a dynasty. And that dynasty will rule society until it has progressed enough to-" "Overthrow the dynasty in a revolutionary, blood filled coup!" Iggy said eagerly. We all looked at him. "Just saying." He sheepishly took a bite of cookie.

  James Patterson

  Blood, Cookies, Dynasty

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• What i'm trying to tell you," Min said, "is that im going to grow up to be one of those chubby old ladies. It's in my genes. Like self raising flour. i'm going to pouf." "thats going to work out well for me," Cal said. "because i'm going to grow up to be one of those horny old men who chases chubby old ladies around the couch.

  Jennifer Crusie

  Growing Up, Men, Self

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