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I didn't know whether to feel smart for figuring out Kiki's advice, or feel like a simpleton for having a horse tell me the right thing to do
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There might be plenty of rainy days, but those perfect ones will make all the memories of rain disappear.
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They were my family, yet they were strangers.
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I never laugh at a beautiful woman. I'd much rather laugh and dance with her.
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yelena-zaltana
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You know me, love.' 'I know. You crave a challenge and you're cocky.
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Can you be an assassin without killing anyone?" Onora shot her an odd look. "I ... don't know. I don't think so." "Is there a name for people who have those skills?" Mara asked. "Yes. Dangerous," I said. Mara rubbed her hands together as a gleam lit her eyes. "Oh, I like that. I want to be dangerous."
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chronicles-of-ixia
leif
mara
onora
sitia
valek
yelena
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He huffed in amusement. She had the unique ability to attract danger even when in benign situations. Perhaps he should amend his plan and just watch her.
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Am I ready for the next storm?' 'You are the next storm.
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I didn't want to share you, love. We have a lot of catching up to do.
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I never pretended with you.
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Two men. I had just killed two men. A killing machine, I hadn't even hesitated. Fear and rage settled deep in my chest, forming a layer of ice around my heart.
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Our herd may roam, but we all know where is home.
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herd
roam
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One snake wasn't enough. Time for Perl's suggestion. I handed everyone two capsules and a pin. "Get as close to the guards as you can. Poke a small hole in the capsule and squirt the liquid near them. Don't get it on you," I instructed. "Why not?" Leif asked. "You'll have a necklace snake trying to mate with you." "Gee, Yelena. I'm so glad you're home," Leif grumbled. "It's good to know Mother is doing something useful with her time." "I th..
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Vivir es un riesgo- le dije yo-. Todas las decisiones, nuestras relaciones con los demas, cada paso que damos, siempre que te levantas de la cama por las mananas, te arriesgas. Sobrevivir consiste en saber que corres esos riesgos y no en salir de la cama con una falsa sensacion de seguridad
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there will always be sharks in the water. Nothing you can do about it except be careful where you swim." "Your"
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And it's always better to check than be sorry," Quain added. "'It worked' could be code for the dead are invading." "Wow, that's... really random, Quain. Aside from you , who would ever put those two things together?"
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loren
quain
the-monkeys
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Living in this world without Valek held no appeal for me.
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Valek. The one person I wouldn't mind spending eternity with.
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You are afraid." Leif challenged. "Am not." "Are too." "Am not." "Then prove it." I opened my mouth, but no sound came out. Finally, I said, "I hate you." Leif smiled. "The feeling is mutual"
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The Commander assigned jobs based on skills and intelligence, not on gender.
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Then you understand why I don't want to get close to another again. What happens when she dies, too? I couldn't bear it." "Then you miss out on life." "What do you mean?" "You'll be alone, trusting no one because of fear. I know. I have four years experience of pushing people away, missing out on life. Four years spent by myself, living in my glass cage. Four years of self-doubt, worries, fears."
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Resting, recuperating, moping, it's all the same.
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Kade: How long did it take before you could think of her without... Opal: The burning pain? Kade: Yes. Opal: Two to three years. But don't go by me. Everyone grieves in different ways. For some, it could take longer or shorter. I do know it never disappears. An ember still smolders inside me. Most days, I don't notice it, but, out of the blue, it'll flare to life.
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Valek's thoughts returned to Yelena. An icy finger of loneliness touched the emptiness inside him. She was in Sitia, where she needed to be to learn aboout her magical powers, but she had taken his heart with her. Cursing himself for being melodramatic, he concentrated on the grim task at hand.
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Why?" I figured they would do what they had done before and lay low. "Because of you." "Me? You've got to be joking." "You're right. I am. It's really because of Sheepy. How he risked his life for them, and how he showed them that scrubs are real human beings who care and want the same things in life. Opened their eyes to the fact the Travas are our mutual enemy." "Sheepy's a great guy...sheep."
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Knife fighting was his forte, but he wouldn't have time to have a proper match. Pity.
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My plans had seemed straightforward, then my road kept dipping and turning and I kept getting caught in its traps. No I felt mired in mud in the middle of nowhere. Lost.
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It's incomprehensible to me why a magician would create something that can be used against him. It's like giving your sword to your previously unarmed enemy, and then being surprised when he stabs you with it!" Bruns"
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Derimin altina girdin ve kanima karisip kalbimi ele gecirdin
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Ari grunted a greeting. "What took you... so long?" His breath huffed with the effort. "I stopped for a snack, and ordered us a couple beers," Janco said. "We should finish him soon. I hate warm beer."
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He hadn't dreamed it. And he couldn't even gloat about it-what a horrible time to lose his voice.
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Janco smiled with a predatory grin. "If anyone beats us. And I'm feeling disinclined to allow that to happen."
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The creator had nothing to do with her rescue." "Yeah, he should have cried, thank the Flea!" Quain said. "Ooh, I like. We should use it all the time," Loren added. They tried out variations of it as they headed inside with Flea trotting behind them. "Guess"
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Tu me conectas a la tierra. Cuando estoy en la costa-hizo un gesto hacia la parte oeste del horizonte-, y danzando, puedo facilmente perderme en la energia y personalidad de la tormenta. Solo queria hacer eso despues de que mi hermana muriese, pero tu me mantuviste conectado. Me diste una razon para volver.
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I reached 1400 weeks, the age of maturity. The age when you were no longer considered a child. It was when you became a scrub and the reality of what the rest of your life would be like became suddenly and brutally apparent. The old-timers called it sweet sixteen, but there wasn't anything sweet about it. I
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Le tire de la camisa, queriendo besa su piel. El se aparto y se irguio. -?En la sala de guerra, amor? ?Y si entra alguien? Yo me puse en pie y le quite la camisa. -Entonces tendran una historia muy buena que contar. -?Una historia muy buena? - dijo el, y fingio que se ofendia. -Demuestrame lo contrario. A el se le iluminaron los ojos con el desafio.
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The big man shifted in his seat, appearing uncomfortable. "Do you really believe we would eliminate someone you're in love with?" I sputtered. "I'm not--" Ari held up a hand. "He's helping you, then. That's important to us." Staring at him in shock, I finally asked, "Love trumps logic?" "Every time," Valek said."
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Good food, fresh water, and an occasional sweet and someone to care for. That's what everyone should have. A simplistic and unrealistic view I knew, but it soothed me.
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love
kiki
minimalism-essentials
sweets
yelena-zaltana
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Old soul." I laughed. "You're Thirty." "It's not the years, it's the experience," he paused."
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janco
old-soul
opal-cowan
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No puedo existir sin ti, asi que matar a Galen no es una opcion. Preferiria perderte por el Stormdancer, que perderte en el cielo.
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Anyway, the odds were against you. Most lost big, while only a few--" Rand paused dramatically "--won big." "Since you're here, I suppose you won big." He smiled. "Yelena, I'm always going to bet on you. You're like one of the Commander's terriers. A tiny, yappy dog you wouldn't look at twice, but once it grabs your pant leg, it won't let go." "Poison the dog's meat and it won't bother you anymore."
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The man must be torturing me on purpose. I had made him wait over two months. Perhaps he was returning the favor.
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Stay Safe,' I ordered. He smiled. 'I'm not the one getting pulled into fires, love.
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Yelena, wake up." Leif shook my shoulder. I peered at him through heavy eyes. He placed the lantern on the table. "You're the one who set the schedule. Come on." He pulled the blanket off me. "Most commanders don't take a turn guarding the troops. They get a good night's sleep so they can make the right decisions in the morning." I sat on the edge of the bed, rubbing my eyes. "I'm not a commander and we're not a troop." "I disagree. You've ..
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