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Everyone knows: people who cross boarders do so for a reason.M.D. Elster
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When one finds oneself in the kind of strange, unsettling circumstances as I presently find myself, it is only natural, after all, to have a few, unusual, vivid dreams.M.D. Elster
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She says affection is all very well being imagined, like a romantic fancy, but marriage should be based on practical purposes in order to last longer.Aya Ling
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The hours wear on, while the surreal atmosphere of the asylum does not wear off.M.D. Elster
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Have I..." I venture, terrified of the potential answer. "Have I gone mad?" "No, no, no." She says. "Okay, oui, peut-être, that depends. Maybe you have gone a little mad, and only for a little spell.M.D. Elster
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Find me, my thief.Jessica Khoury
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For the last few centuries, these jeweled fruits have been my constant and sole companions. The greatest treasure in all the world, as comfortless as light to the blind.Jessica Khoury
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They watch on, evil, incredibly stupid, enjoying my destruction.' Poor Grendel's had an accident, ' I whisper. 'So may you all.John Gardner
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All this happened in much less time than it takes to tell, since I am trying to interpret for you into slow speech the instantaneous effect of visual impressions.Joseph Conrad
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How does one say something new and not retell?Dejan Stojanovic
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My days are filled with you, and for that I am more grateful than you could ever knowKennedy Vega
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The smiting and righteous retribution happens less often than you would think - HadesKennedy Vega
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Perhaps being Death's companion would not be the most terrible thing in the worldKennedy Vega
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Our stories are not new; yet, in the retelling we are reborn as heroes.Harley King
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But the nightmare was a strange comfort to me; in it, I found a sense of escape, and were it possible to go live in that nightmare, I would have, bizzare though that may sound.M.D. Elster
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A few fires flickered, plumes of dark smoke marring the ruby sky.Sarah J. Maas
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Alice: I didn't know that cheshire cats grinned. In fact, I didn't know that cats could grin. Duchess: They can, and most of 'em do.Rod Espinosa
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It happened so quickly. One minute I was plucking the flower, and the next I was in his chariot immersed in darkness. I struggled to wrench myself free from his grasp and run away. I twisted as far as I could, hoping to see mother chasing after me. But ahead of me, behind me, on either side of me, everywhere I looked, all I could see was darkness.Tamara AghaJaffar
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You cruel, hard-hearted gods! ” I flung the goblet in his direction. Hermes barely had time to dart out of its way before it hit the wall and shattered to small pieces. “You’re all the same! Hsst! Jealous! Vindictive! That’s what you are! You allow yourselves to take pleasure with any mortal you wish. Let a goddess do the same. Let a goddess choose a mortal for her lover, and you set off in a fury of revenge against her as if her actions are an affront to you. And all the while, you male gods allow yourselves all kinds of liberties you deny to us females.Tamara AghaJaffar
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Then, like a shimmering disk too rich and clear to be described, the sun slipped over the horizon and lined everything with gold. It was like seeing the world being born, and we were the sole witnesses.Sarah J. Maas
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If I’m a monster, mademoiselle, it’s because man’s cruelty has made me so.Rachel L. Demeter
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She had not meant to name them, but she could not help herself; and having done so she thought, Let their names be symbols that their lives are worth the keeping. Let them struggle a little the harder, to keep their names.Robin McKinley