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Pretend long enough that you belong, and eventually even you will believe it." - Gallen"
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Mercedes Lackey |
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sometimes good people [are] helpless... terrible things happen... to good people... there [are] sad endings as well as happy ones.
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Mercedes Lackey |
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a3cb3f9
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There are more nasty things in pretty packages in the world than most people would believe.
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ugliness
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Mercedes Lackey |
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e7667d1
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Once the blinders are off, it's rather hard to go back to seeing things the way you used to.
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Mercedes Lackey |
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3c0ec02
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If you would rise, do so alone.
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Mercedes Lackey |
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Nevertheless, now that I have met you, I know that all that I am, and all that I have, could not match what you are worth.
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Mercedes Lackey |
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If he didn't get out of here - right now - Harrier was either going to break into hysterical laughter or strangle somebody.
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Mercedes Lackey |
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Witch' is just a religion, okay? No baby-sacrificing, no Black Masses, no sending imps out to scare the dog-snot out of kids, trying to make them think they're crazy. We don't do things like that. Our number-one law is 'Have fun in this lifetime, but don't hurt anybody.' Nice little paraphrase of "An it harm none, do as ye will" if I do say so myself."
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witchcraft
witches
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Mercedes Lackey |
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a9b1784
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Though drowned was just as dead as any other way of dying.
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sadistic
sarcasm
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Mercedes Lackey |
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But--" she tried not to wail, but her voice crept upward, anyway "--I want to go HOME--" "And I want a palace and a handsome, young prince who has an unnatural lust for old women, and neither of us are going to get what we crave, so let's concentrate on what we can do something about!" Granny said sharply."
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bella
granny
humor
mercedes-lackey
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Harrier says the Wild Magic is as annoying as a . And the only other Wildmage either of us has ever met kept hitting him with a wooden spoon. Wildmages aren't like, oh - like Kellen and Idalia and Vestakia the Redeemed in . They're people.' [Tiercel Rolfort]
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inspirational
tiercel
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In a dog's world, only three states existed: "now," "in a while," and "forever." If someone left, he was gone "forever," and when he returned they rejoiced as much as if he were back from the dead precisely because he'd been gone "forever."
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Mercedes Lackey |
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A quaint conceit, don't you think?
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Mercedes Lackey |
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024dcbb
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I think I know why you never married, Sarah.
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men
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Mercedes Lackey |
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fa2ef1b
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for a country whose people ceased to believe in magic soon lost much of their ability to imagine and dream, and before long, they ceased to believe--or hope-- for anything.
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Mercedes Lackey |
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Ow!' was the first thing out of her mouth, followed by a steam of articulate and literate curses that were neither blasphemous nor prurient.She'd had years to develop a vocabulary of invective that wouldn't offend anyone. It was the sort of thing a princess had to do if she was going to be able to adequately vent her feelings.
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invective
offense
princess
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Mercedes Lackey |
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d9d2a26
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We believe that all those who are served should also spend time serving.
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Mercedes Lackey |
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a36d2ad
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not forgiving someone is like not pulling a thorn out of your foot just because you weren't the one that put it there.
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Mercedes Lackey |
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dd448c8
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Teach what you know, regardless of when you have learned it -- teach what you learned yesterday sagely, as if you have known it all your life, and teach what you have known for decades with enthusiasm, as if you learned it only yesterday.
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teaching
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Mercedes Lackey |
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31eb684
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Although you feel relief now, this is likely to be the source of many sleepless nights for you. You will lie awake, look upon your heart, and find it unlovely. You will be certain that (...) you are the greatest of monsters. This is a good thing; although you may forgive yourself, you must never come to think that your actions were in any way justifiable. But- (...) Being a sane, honorable human being is not always comfortable.
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Mercedes Lackey |
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Doctor MacKenzie says "Sometimes I think the Victorians had the right idea. When you lost a family member back then you were suppose to be in full mourning, dress in nothing but black, for a whole year. Then you went into something they called 'half mourning' for another full year, adn during those two years, you were pretty much expected to have emotional breakdowns, you could do it whenever you felt you needed to, and everybody would supp..
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Mercedes Lackey |
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Thought it has certainly taken you long enough to realize what should have truly been precious to you. Not your own self-importance, nor how clever you thought you were, but the affections of those who cared for you, and that you should have cared for in return. e become truly great only when we work for others as well as ourselves. By your own light, you can only illuminate a small part of the world, but when your light is reflected and sh..
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Mercedes Lackey |
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682f830
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From the Author Note at the beginning of the book.) Dorothy L. Sayers used to say that mystery stories were the only moral fiction of the modern world--because in a mystery, you were guaranteed to see that the bad got punished, the good got rewarded and in the end all was made right. I'd like to think that fantasy does the same thing. It reminds us that , and maybe if we all put our minds to it a little more, . The good will be rewarded. ..
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fiction
morality
mystery
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Mercedes Lackey |
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94dafd5
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Then he heard a wild, high-pitched cackling that made the hair stand up on the back of his neck. It wasn't sane, that laugh. In fact, it was the laughter of someone who never had more than a nodding acquaintance with sanity.
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laughter
sanity
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Mercedes Lackey |
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aa6d97d
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Muddling along ... is the great secret to life... You take the good and the bad and cope as they happen" - Gallen in Intrigues"
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Mercedes Lackey |
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9b496ff
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It was Mags' turn to snort. "But most on it is there ain't 'nough space for him an' his ego t' be in th' same room at th' same time."
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Mercedes Lackey |
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4d1c516
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Life is attention to both the large and the small, little brother. Pay heed to the sun, but watch your feet, or you'll fall ingloriously on your nose.
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mercedes-lake
storm-breaking
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Mercedes Lackey |
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bd716e2
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You jackass. We're all going to die here. You know that, right?' Harrier said. Yeah," Eugens said shakily. '...Guess I might as well die here with you as out on the desert with a bunch of other jackasses."
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Mercedes Lackey |
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ced88b8
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Genius will only take you to 'good.' Practice will take you to 'Master.
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Mercedes Lackey |
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c1d0437
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It is a hunger with me, books. I had rather read than eat, I do think.
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Mercedes Lackey |
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0597282
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There will always be bad times... It's the getting back up again that counts." - Gallen in "Intrigues"
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Mercedes Lackey |
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Harrier twisted himself sideways on his saddle to stare at him [Tiercel]. 'You had a vision,' he said flaty. Yes. No. I don't know. I...Yes. No.
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humor
tiercel
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Mercedes Lackey |
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712f534
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Van, Van, we're only simple, fallible mortals - we aren't saints, we aren't angels - we fall on our faces and make errors and sometimes people die of them - sometimes people we love dearly -
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Mercedes Lackey |
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We're given a choice in our lives, to make things better, or worse, or merely endure like sheep. I choose to make things better, as much as I can.
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Mercedes Lackey |
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24ea495
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The gods gave you a brain, boy,' he'd say. 'If you want to honor them, use it.
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Mercedes Lackey |
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19621cd
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what the hell do I do about a broken lifebond?" He shook his head, obviously at a loss. "I can't tell you; I don't know. I don't Heal minds, I Heal bodies. And I don't know of anyone who Heals hearts."
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Mercedes Lackey |
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b8c7322
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I'm so bad with people I can't even win an argument with myself.
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people-skills
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Mercedes Lackey |
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fe3e42d
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When you want something done, you ask a man. When you want it done quietly and without any fuss, you ask a woman.
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men-vs-women
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Mercedes Lackey |
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f329441
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Yeah, well, that's what you said the last time it did this, and it was doing it that time too,' Tiercel said waspishly. Clear as mud,' Harrier muttered.
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Mercedes Lackey |
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1c4f88d
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My parents can take themselves off on a scenic tour of hell before they tell me who my friends will be," Gan said pleasantly."
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Mercedes Lackey |
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e89d4d8
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There are no excuses," he said at last. "But there are reasons. Reasons why we are what we are. Reasons why we do not have to stay that way."
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Mercedes Lackey |
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510dd03
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If you don't look after your fellow man, if you think that what you want is always more important than what anyone else wants or needs, you're not human, and that's that.
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Mercedes Lackey |
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2b3d8c1
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Anyone who thought this would be a weak point in the manor's defenses would have a rude surprise, shortly before coming down with a serious case of death.
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humor
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Mercedes Lackey |
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0bb1085
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Among the dragons, the prohibition against asking direct questions did not exist, and-as Harrier discovered immediately-dragons were even more outrageous gossips than sailors.
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dragons
gossip
humor
jamese-mallory
location-6262
mercedes-lackey
page-344
the-phoenix-unchained
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Mercedes Lackey |