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• So many of us had been armed that there were holsters and weapons scattered among the passed-out bodies like mercenary prizes in a fleshy Cracker Jack box.

  Laurell K. Hamilton

  Body, Crackers, Boxes

  Laurell K. Hamilton (2010). “Bullet”, p.161, Hachette UK

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• I'd learned a long time ago that one of the finest weapons in my arsenal was my ability to invade personal space

  Maggie Stiefvater

  Space, Long, Finest

  Maggie Stiefvater (2011). “Forever”, p.87, Scholastic Inc.

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• The ultimate weapon isn't this plague out in Vegas, or any new super H-bomb. The ultimate weapon has always existed. Every man, every woman, and every child owns it. It's the ability to say No and take the consequences.

  Robert Anton Wilson

  Children, Men, Vegas

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• It seemed like the best weapons in my life had always been the most innocuous: empty plastic bins, a blank CD, an unmarked syringe, my smile in a dark room.

  Maggie Stiefvater

  Dark, Cds, Rooms

  Maggie Stiefvater (2011). “Forever”, p.106, Scholastic Inc.

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• You know who you remind me of? The kid cop in Lethal Weapon 3. You know, the one who says, 'it's my twenty-first birthday today', and right away you know he's dead meat?

  Jennifer Crusie

  Kids, Twenties, Meat

  Jennifer Crusie (2007). “Getting Rid Of Bradley”, p.36, MIRA

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• Tomorrow the revolution will 'rise up again, clashing its weapons,' and to your horror it will proclaim with trumpets blazing: I was, I am, I shall be!

  Rosa Luxemburg

  Revolution, Tomorrow, Horror

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• What a strange world it is, where prisoners are left their weapons and the written word is a mortal danger.

  Megan Whalen Turner

  World, Strange, Danger

  Megan Whalen Turner (2010). “A Conspiracy of Kings”, Greenwillow

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• It is complete nihilism to propose laying down arms in a world where atom bombs are around. It is very simple: there is no way of achieving peace other than with weapons.

  Karl Popper

  Simple, Nihilism, Atoms

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• Here I saw, with my own eyes, that laughter was the most terrible weapon: you can kill anything with laughter - even murder itself.

  Yevgeny Zamyatin

  Laughter, Eye, Saws

  Yevgeny Zamyatin (2007). “We”, p.184, Modern Library

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• They can fatten me up. They can give me a full body polish, dress me up, and make me beautiful again. They can design dream weapons that come to life in my hands, but they will never again brainwash me into the necessity of using them. I no longer feel allegiance to these monsters called human beings, despite being one myself.

  Suzanne Collins

  Beautiful, Dream, Hands

  Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games Trilogy”, p.1455, Scholastic Inc.

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• I could have lied. I could have fought. But desperate times call for desperate measures, so I took a chance and called upon a Gallagher Girl's weapon of last resort. I flirted

  Ally Carter

  Girl, Desperate Measures, Lasts

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• Alek said, "Do you think I'm being a fool?" "I think you're trying to do something good. But doing good is rarely easy, and no weapon has ever stopped a war.

  Scott Westerfeld

  War, Thinking, Trying

  Scott Westerfeld, Keith Thompson (2012). “Goliath”, p.208, Simon and Schuster

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• Fear is the State's psychological weapon of choice to frighten citizens into sacrificing their basic freedoms and rule-of-law protections in exchange for the security promised by their all-powerful government.

  Philip Zimbardo

  Fear, Powerful, Sacrifice

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• The final weapon is the brain, all else is supplemental.

  John Steinbeck

  Brain, Finals

  John Steinbeck (2008). “The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)”, p.145, Penguin

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• The mace prodded Will in the back again. That little habit was starting to annoy him and he was tempted to take the weapon from the sergeant major and do a little prodding of his own.

  John Flanagan

  Littles, Annoying, Habit

  John Flanagan (2011). “The Sorcerer in the North (Ranger's Apprentice Book 5)”, p.215, Random House

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• Do you think it would be quite so easy to kill them now that your weapon has been destroyed?' he sneered. 'No,' she said, frowning at him, 'Obviously not.

  Derek Landy

  Thinking, Would Be, Frowning

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• Surely no one would ever use such a weapon against a city." "There are no limits in war," Volger said, still staring out the window.

  Scott Westerfeld

  War, Cities, Use

  Scott Westerfeld, Keith Thompson (2012). “Goliath”, p.105, Simon and Schuster

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• Like is an emotion. Emotions”—he raised a hand, made a fist, clenched it tightly—“are like holding water. You open your hand, there’s nothing there. Better to be a weapon than a woman.

  Karen Marie Moning

  Hands, Water, Fists

  Karen Marie Moning (2007). “Bloodfever: Fever Series”, p.171, Delacorte Press

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• I take away his weapon. Both of them.

  Frank Miller

  "Fictional character: John Hartigan". "Sin City", www.imdb.com. 2005.

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• Anyone? On Snow's visit before the Victory Tour, he challenged me to erase any doubts of my love for Peeta. "Convince me," Snow said. It seems, under that hot pink sky with Peeta's life in limbo, I finally did. And In doing so, I gave him the weapon he needed to break me.

  Suzanne Collins

  Loss, Sky, Snow

  Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.156, Scholastic Inc.

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• Although the scythe isn't pre-eminent among the weapons of war, anyone who has been on the wrong end of, say, a peasants' revolt will know that in skilled hands it is fearsome.

  Terry Pratchett

  War, Hands, Scythes

  "Mort (Discworld, Book 4)". Book by Terry Pratchett, November 12, 1987.

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• Don't bother Me with promises. Vows are cheaply manufactured, come with no guarantees. Don't bother to say you love me. The word is indefinable. Joy to some, heartbreak to others, depending on circumstance. There is evidence that the emotion can make a person live longer, evidence it can kill you early. I think it's akin to a deadly disease. Or at least some exotic fever. Catch it, and you'd better, quick, swallow some medication to use as a weapon against the fire ravaging body and soul.

  Ellen Hopkins

  Thinking, Fire, Joy

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• And second, keep in mind that you are a weapon. In theory, when you're done with training, you should be able to kick a hole in a wall or knock out a moose with a single punch." "I would never hit a moose," said Clary. "They're endangered.

  Cassandra Clare

  Wall, Training, Mind

  Cassandra Clare (2011). “City of Fallen Angels”, p.79, Simon and Schuster

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• The human reached inside Wrath’s jacket and started pulling out weapons. Three throwing stars, a switchblade, a handgun, a length of chain. “Jesus Christ,” the cop muttered as he dropped the steel links on the ground with the rest of the load. “You got some ID? Or wasn’t there enough room in here for a wallet, considering you’re carrying about thirty pounds of concealed weapons?

  J.R. Ward

  Jesus, Stars, Wrath

  J. R. Ward (2011). “Dark Lover: Number 1 in series”, p.90, Hachette UK

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• What the—Have you been crying?" Tohrment demanded. "Are you all right? Dear God, is it the baby?" "Tohr, relax. I'm a female, I cry at matings. It's in the job description." There was the sound of a kiss. "I just don't want anything to upset you, leelan." 'Then tell me the brothers are ready." "We are." "Good. I'll bring her out." "Leelan ? " "What?" There were low words spoken in their beautiful language. "Yes, Tohr," Wellsie whispered. "And after two hundred years, I'd mate you again. In spite of the fact that you snore and you leave your weapons all over our bedroom.

  J.R. Ward

  Beautiful, Baby, Brother

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