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The Power
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“I cut his throat,” Holly says. She’s standing against the cement wall at the far side of the cell, next to the potty. She feels remarkably calm. “Would you like to hear a joke I made up?”
― Holly
― Holly
“With a martyred look that said he had to tap fathomless depths of patience to deal with her,”
― A Solitude of Wolverines
― A Solitude of Wolverines
“Twelve hundred pounds of sulfur!?”
― What Moves the Dead
― What Moves the Dead
“Well, when you’re being held at gunpoint by a geriatric madman in a metal skirt, you’ve kind of hit rock bottom anyway,” George said. “It can’t really get much worse.”
― The Screaming Staircase
― The Screaming Staircase
“I’m not used to needing help,” Nev said finally. Danny moved to stand beside Nev, placing a gentle hand on the back of their chair. Nev finally looked up at him. “Of course you are,” he said, smiling. “We all need help. You’re just not used to getting it.”
― Deephaven: A Gothic Middle Grade Novel of Secrets, Shadows, and Unraveling Darkness at Deephaven Academy
― Deephaven: A Gothic Middle Grade Novel of Secrets, Shadows, and Unraveling Darkness at Deephaven Academy
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