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Better, I thought, not to touch at all than to touch and bring hurt upon myself and others. Better to do nothing than to make a move and have it be the wrong one. But even deciding to not touch or to be nothing is a decision, Vanyel, and by deciding not to touch, so as to avoid hurt, I then hurt those who tried to touch me.
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loss
love
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In general, though, I would say that when a government is more concerned with keeping itself in power, and keeping its officials in luxury, whether they were elected to the posts, appointed, or inherited the position, then that government is abusive as well. Government is what takes care of things beyond you. Good government cares for the well-being of the people it serves. Abusive government cares only for its own well-being. The fewer the..
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We can rebuild. We can't resurrect." I"
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Now you're just being stubborn, and I am not going to sit here and tell you what you already know, when you know you know it, and I know you know it, and you know that I know you know it.:
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disaster,
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Little Robin had been brought by Lord Orthallen--although he had the feeling that his lord did not realize it. The boy was a part of his household, though Orthallen seemed to have long since forgotten the fact; and when the order came to pack up the household and move to the Border, Robin found himself in the tail of the baggage train, with no small bewilderment. He'd been at a loss in the encampment, wandering about until someone had seen ..
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Elspeth had the joyous task of breaking the news to the rest of the Council. There was no such accord among the political leaders of Valdemar as there was among her military leaders. Lord Gartheser was speechless with outrage and shock; Bard Hyron was dazed. Lady Kester and Lady Cathan, still seething over Orthallen's accusations of complicity with the slavers, were surprised, but not altogether unhappy. Father Aldon had closeted himself in..
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Mercedes Lackey |
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Healer Myrim made no attempt to conceal the fact that Orthallen's treachery had not surprised her. Nor did she conceal that his demise gave her a certain grim satisfaction. But then, she might well be forgiven such uncharitable thoughts; she was one of the four Healers who were tending Talia's wounds.
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but one thing the best leaders usually share in common, they didn't want the damn job in the first place." Then"
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And don't even suggest that these would be better off in Tiercel's hands. No, Tiercel has other things to do with his life. You, on the other hand, get to protect him. And guess what that makes you?" "Stupid?" Harrier suggested. "Suicidal?" "A Knight-Mage!" the unicorn cried cheerfully."
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charcter-harrier
knight-mage
location-7260
page-398
the-phoenix-unchained
james-mallory
mercedes-lackey
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Love now-a good, solid love is something infinitely rarer and more difficult to maintain, because you don't know everything your partner is feeling. Love takes work. Love means being able to apologize and mean it when you blunder. Love is worth fighting for!
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The idea that they were going to have to-eventually-go someplace that was even hotter than this was now was worrying Harrier, but there wasn't much he could do about it at the moment. He couldn't imagine why anybody would want to live here if they had a choice. Sometimes, he thought, people were idiots.
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location-3101
james-mallory
mercedes-lackey
the-phoenix-endangered
weather
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Yeah, and if I have to choose between being eaten by the Endarkened and telling my Da I'm a Wildmage, I'm not sure which I'd pick.
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humor
location-3547
wildmage
james-mallory
mercedes-lackey
the-phoenix-endangered
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It is the way in which the Dark returns, Harrier. I will explain, if you like." "Oh, no," Harrier said. "I'd much rather not know a thing about what we're facing. Let me get dressed first." A few minutes later Harrier came back, dressed for the day. He made another cup of hot cordial for Tiercel, refilled the kettle and started the water brewing for tea, and set some dried fruit to soak for griddle-cakes. "Okay. Now. Ruin my day," he invi..
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humor
character-tiercel
james-mallory
mercedes-lackey
the-phoenix-endangered
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Remember this always: to have something, sometimes you must be willing to lose it. Love must live free, jel'enedra. Love must ever live free.
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Mercedes Lackey |
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Jett Gallatin expected trouble in Alsop, Texas--but not zombies.
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zombies
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Mercedes Lackey |
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And truth and trust are the means by which civilization holds off barbarism. When those in power intend to abuse that power, they look to an outside enemy in order to trick their people into pressing the means to their own abuse into the hands of the abusers. If an enemy does not exist, it will be manufactured, and all manner of horrors attributed to it, so that anyone who demands truth and accountability is set upon as being unpatriotic. A..
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The willpower to do anything would come, the songs and writings said, if the motive was pure.
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Mercedes Lackey |
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Ain't necessarily 'bout bein' the 'right one' so much as it is bein' the one that's there an' willin'.
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Mercedes Lackey |
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Why, you mean you didn't get abducted and dragged across country purely to make us a story for us to chew over endlessly?" asked Pip, tossing his shock of tow-colored hair indignantly. "The nerve!"
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humor
sarcasm
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Mercedes Lackey |
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Unicorns practically breathed magic. He was to a horse what a horse was to a pig. Four tiny cloven hooves shone like burnished silver, slender legs as graceful as an antelope's led to a slender body, a delicate neck with an arch like the stem of a lily-blossom and a head like the blossom itself, crowned with that glorious pearly horn. And the eyes- big golden-brown eyes you could fall into and never come out of- 'It's a male Unicorn, Andie...
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virgins
unicorns
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Mercedes Lackey |
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Weapons master is giving me special lessons." she (Amily) chuckled. " He calls then How Not To Get Killed lessons."
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sarcasm
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Mercedes Lackey |
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3b19819
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One never bothers to think about growing old as one is growing older. Then suddenly it is there, looming in your face.
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Mercedes Lackey |
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Well, we could have just given him a horse and sent him on his way, but... Ancaladar ate the horse.
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character-harrier
character-kareta
james-mallory
location-2757
mercedes-lackey
the-phoenix-endangered
dragons
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Mercedes Lackey |
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c0bc6b9
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He is an excellent fellow, but he has one deep flaw. He cannot cook. In fact, he has been known to ruin boiling water.: Mags
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Mercedes Lackey |
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67218cb
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Love is as much trust as it is devotion
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Mercedes Lackey |
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d9c8583
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I'm tired of being alone, and fighting my battles alone.
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struggle
lonliness
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Mercedes Lackey |
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8ddd1c2
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By Zeus's goolies, it's about time you got here!
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Mercedes Lackey |
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There was nothing we could do to stop whatever was going on, and there was no point in trying to imagine what was being done. I come from farm folk, Herald. We know when there's nothing to be done you might as well get some sleep, because when there is something to be done you're going to wish you'd had some.
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There is no one true way. This is how we live in peace with each other. This is how we live in peace with those outside our borders who do not seek to impose their ways on us. And this is the only way we can continue to live in peace.
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We, the Sworn Sisterhood, do solemnly vow to take back Acadia from those who are responsible for the scourge of the dragon and the tempests. We will fight them with our hands and our weapons. We will fight them with the power of our conviction. We will face the enemy without fear. We will take the enemy down and bring the enemy to justice and there is nothing that can stand in our way.
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sisterhood
sworn
warriors
oath
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Mercedes Lackey |
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d151328
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By Gaia's left breast, Hades, you really are a moron,
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Mercedes Lackey |
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Now there will be no loneliness, for each of you will be companion to the other. Now you are two persons, but there is only one life before you. Treat yourselves and each other with respect, and remind yourselves often of what brought you together. Give the highest priority to the tenderness, gentleness and kindness that your connection deserves. When frustration, difficulties and fear assail your relationship, as they threaten all relation..
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Adamant was clearly not long on tact. Periapt had tried to be diplomatic and Adam had blundered right into what could have been an uncomfortable moment. But the girl in question just laughed and the awkwardness passed. For a moment Andie sobered. Because the way that Adam had so bluntly blurted "Like eat her," reminded her that these were 'dragons' after all, and there were as many "bad" dragons as "good" dragons. And, yes, if the compulsio..
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different-personalities
periapt
dragons
brothers
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Platitudes might satisfy for a short time, father--but soon or late, the people will realize they are being fed form without substance. What I tell them must be the truth, and I must believe it, and I must hold to it.
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Suddenly my palms were damp and I was more nervous than I'd been facing down that Mage. After all, the only thing he could do was kill me horribly. These people...they could make me look stupid.
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This had to be the most curious situation in all of her life. Not that she had a great deal to compare it to, of course, living, as she had, quite a sheltered existence. But if anyone had ever had a friend quite like Periapt, she had yet to read about it. The most peculiar thing was the feeling, the conviction, that here was someone she had been looking for as a friend and companion her entire life. When they were talking and she wasn't act..
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periapt
friendship-and-love
dragon
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Mercedes Lackey |
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I'm getting too old to hit attractive men over the head and carry them off. And the sad part is, I'm so old that's the only way I can get them!
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Mercedes Lackey |
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You wicked boy! You could never keep up with me! I've buried two husbands, and I've no patience for training up a third!
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Mercedes Lackey |
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There's a saying in Hardorn," she continued. "'You shouldn't attempt to teach a goat to sing. It will waste your time, hurt your ears, and annoy the goat.' I can say without fear of contradiction that the goat is getting annoyed."
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humour
goats
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Mercedes Lackey |
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140ca5a
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The tray held herb tea, buttered bread, fruit and sheep's-milk yogurt mixed with honey, something Andie particularly liked first thing in the morning. It was, in fact, breakfast in bed.
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royal-treatment
princess-andromeda
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Mercedes Lackey |
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c5d4935
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Bir seyleri disari atip kapiyi kilitlediginde, aslinda kendini iceri kilitlemis oluyorsun.
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magic
love
kukla
pawn
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These people are civilians, Moira. Look at them. They didn't try to hurt Holcomb's workers and they're certainly no threat to the Cabal." I smiled and waved my right hand, palm out. "Come on. You know these aren't the druids you're looking for." No one even chuckled. So much for diffusing the situation with humor."
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064242d
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vampires don't snore.
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Mercedes Lackey |