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“It has been said that there must be a villain for every hero, a demon for every angel, a monster for every god. Despite what we are, I do not believe this. I have seen the villainous act heroic, and men called heroes act villainous. The ability to heal does not make one good any more than the ability to kill makes one evil. Kill the right people, and you become a hero. Heal the wrong ones, and you become a villain. It is our choices that define us, not our abilities.”
― The Retribution of Mara Dyer
― The Retribution of Mara Dyer
“You should’ve seen the way he was looking at you while you were out.”
I smiled a little. “How?”
“Like you're the ocean and he's desperate to drown.”
― The Retribution of Mara Dyer
I smiled a little. “How?”
“Like you're the ocean and he's desperate to drown.”
― The Retribution of Mara Dyer
“Do you like Shakespeare?" he asks me. An odd segue.
I shake my head. "All I know about him is that he stole my name and spelled it wrong.”
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I shake my head. "All I know about him is that he stole my name and spelled it wrong.”
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“This is a love story. Twisted and messy. Flawed and screwed up. But it's ours. It's us. I don't know how our story will end. but I know it will start. I pick up my pen and begin to write:
My name is not Mara Dyer, but my lawyer told me I had to choose something.”
― The Retribution of Mara Dyer
My name is not Mara Dyer, but my lawyer told me I had to choose something.”
― The Retribution of Mara Dyer
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