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Shakespeare’s enduring tragedy did its part to further the goals of the Mercenaries–glamorizing death, making dying for love seem the most noble act of all, though nothing could be further from the truth. Taking an innocent life–in a misguided attempt to prove love or for any other reason–is a useless waste.Stacey Jay
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Fear can force obedience, but it can never transform a heart.Stacey Jay
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Real love has little to do with falling. It's a climb up the rocky face of a mountain, hard work, and most people are too selfish or too scared to bother. Very few reach the critical point in their relationship that summons the attention of the light and the dark, that place where they will make a commitment to love no matter what obstacles-or temptations- appear in their path.Stacey Jay
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I am always alone, pretending to be someone else or lost in a vast emptiness. I miss life. I miss conversation and laughter and shared joy and hurt. I miss dancing and painting. I miss waking up to a day with no evil in it - at least, none that I can see.Stacey Jay
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Is that love, do you think?" he asks, sounding genuinely curious. "Being crazy about someone no matter how much they hurt you?Stacey Jay
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I love you. I want to do everything with you. I want to marry you and have kids with you and get old with you. And then I want to die the day before you do, so I never have to live without you.Stacey Jay
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Despite the love songs humankind churns out like butter, true lovers don't come together every day. As the Mercinaries ply their trade - destroying hope, crushing compassion, inciting war and violence - soul-mated pairs are becoming an endangered species.Stacey Jay
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...real teenage boys aren't like characters in the books you read. They smell funny and are obsessed with video games and say dumb things. They're still learning, just like you.Stacey Jay
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Because the part of me that remembers what it was like all those lifetimes ago still cares for you .. loves you.Stacey Jay