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“I'd rather die on an adventure than live standing still.”
― A Darker Shade of Magic
― A Darker Shade of Magic
“The villains were always ugly in books and movies. Necessarily so, it seemed. Because if they were attractive—if their looks matched their charm and their cunning—they wouldn't only be dangerous.
They would be irresistible.”
― Horrorscape
They would be irresistible.”
― Horrorscape
“magic persists without us
no matter what we may do to try to spoil it”
― The Pleasures of the Damned
no matter what we may do to try to spoil it”
― The Pleasures of the Damned
“Autumn came, with wind and gold.”
― Walden: Life in the Woods
― Walden: Life in the Woods
“I'm not going to die," she said. "Not till I've seen it."
"Seen what?"
Her smile widened. "Everything.”
― A Darker Shade of Magic
"Seen what?"
Her smile widened. "Everything.”
― A Darker Shade of Magic
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