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And Nephilim—we tend to love very overwhelmingly. To fall in love only once, to die of grief over love—my old tutor used to say that the hearts of the...more

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We are all the pieces of what we remember. We hold in ourselves the hopes and fears of those who love us. As long as there is love and memory, there i...more

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I don’t understand what makes them come out like that!”“Hunger,” said Jem. “Were you thinking about blood?”“No.”“Were you thinking about eating me?” W...more

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Words have the power to change us." - Tessa Gray

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Will grinned. “Some of these books are dangerous,” he said. “It’s wise to be careful.”“One must always be careful of books,” said Tessa, “and what is ...more

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Because women never say what they think.

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Perhaps not," said Will, who had ears like a bat's. "But I would make a radiant bride.

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Demon pox, oh demon poxJust how is it acquired?One must go down to the bad part of townUntil one is very tired.Demon pox, oh demon pox, I had it all a...more

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Sophie," he said, and when she gave him a stern look, he took a hasty swig of the posset. “Miss Collins. I have not yet had a chance to properly apolo...more

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They say you cannot love two people equally at once,” she said. “And perhaps for others that is so. But you and Will—you are not like two ordinary peo...more

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It is not easy to be different, and even less so to be unique. But I begin to think I was never meant for an easy road.

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I am not going to live, and I can choose to be as much for her as I can be, to burn as brightly for her as I wish, and for a shorter time, than to bur...more

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Tessa touched his wrist lightly with her hand. "Be brave," she said. "It's not a duck, is it?

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I know how you are with your words, and, Will- I love all of them. Every word you say. The silly ones, the mad ones, the beautiful ones, and the ones ...more

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A sense of hopelessness had invaded his bones, as chill and as inescapable as the rain.