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She couldn’t tell whether he was charming because he had a deep-seated love of humanity, or because charm always got him what he wanted. It was tempting to think that the former notion was naïve and the latter far more likely, but he kept
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― The Correspondent
“Japheth: “We are nailing this new best friend thing!”
Ronald: "Since there’s no nailing going on, I’m down for a bromance.”
― Bless This Hot Mess
Ronald: "Since there’s no nailing going on, I’m down for a bromance.”
― Bless This Hot Mess
“Ilya wanted to tell Shane that it had been one of the best days of his life. It had been awkward”
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― Heated Rivalry
“How cruel life is only this long. Now that I see clearly, I’d like more time.”
― The Correspondent
― The Correspondent
“I hate that man down there," he said quietly. "I hate everything he stands for. There is no passion in him, no love, no pride. Only ambition. Nothing matters but that. Nothing in the world can move him to pity or grief but his own fate. Everything is a tool, an instrument. He wants the Emperor's Tiara, everyone knows it, but he doesn't want it for anything. He only wants. I doubt anything in his life has ever moved him to feel anything for anyone else ... love, loss, anything.”
― Tigana
― Tigana
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