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“I have very few rules in life, but one of them is to never decline an adventure. The others are: to avoid becoming romantically entangled with sea creatures; to always ask for what you want, because the worst thing that can happen is embarrassment but the best thing that can happen is nudity; to demand ready money up front; and to never play cards with Catarina Loss."
"What?"
"She cheats," Magnus explained. "Never mind that one.”
― Cassandra Clare, The Bane Chronicles

“You can't expose a lie without first shattering the will to believe it. That is why leading people to truth is so much more effective than merely telling them.”
― Neal Shusterman, The Toll

“And that’s when I realize that, at the end, we’d all wish for the same thing. Just a little more time.”
― Marie Lu, Wildcard

“You are free, and that freedom is a gift.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess