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“But, how do you know if an ending is truly good for the characters unless you've traveled with them through every page?”
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“Mama used to say, you have to know someone a thousand days before you can glimpse her soul.”
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“Writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles.”
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“You are my butterfly and refuse to set you free.”
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“Even the jerks earn some of our affection. We can be glad they're gone and yet still mourn the good parts.”
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“I think the only way to get through this life is laughing hard and constantly, mostly at myself.”
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“The rewrites are a struggle right now. Sometimes I wish writing a book could just be easy for me at last. But when I think about it practically, I am glad it's a struggle. I am (as usual) attempting to write a book that's too hard for me. I'm telling a story I'm not smart enough to tell. The risk of failure is huge. But I prefer it this way. I'm forced to learn, forced to smarten myself up, forced to wrestle. And if it works, then I'll have written something that is better than I am.”
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“I keep thinking about a tale my nurse used to read to me about a bird whose wings are pinned to the ground. In the end, when he finally frees himself, he flies so high he becomes a star. My nurse said the story was about how we all have something that keeps us down.”
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“You, what are you? The brat of lucky parents who were related to a childless king. There is no such thing as royal blood. I believe we are what we make ourselves, and as such, you, Crown Princess, are nothing.”
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“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a thirty-something woman in possession of a satisfying career and fabulous hairdo must be in want of very little”
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“... If we don't tell strange stories, when something strange happens we won't believe it.”
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“Throwing herself into learning helped Miri ignore the painful chill of solitude around her.”
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“For Colin Firth: You're a really great guy, but I'm married, so I think we should just be friends.”
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“A little snark, properly directed, can change the world.”
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“I, Geric-Sinath of Gerhard, declare that you're beautiful and you're perfect and I'll slay any man who tries to take you from my side. Goose girl, may I kiss you?”
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“The book smelled dusty and old but also carried a sweet tang, a hint of something inviting. She opened to the first page and started to read, pronouncing the words in a reverent whisper.”
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“Her smile was peculiar - it made her nose wrinkle, not as though she smelled something unpleasant, but more that she was so amused, her whole face wanted to be a part of the smile.”
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“And new, too. Remade. Ready to move again. Listening was the start, she decided. Doing was the next step.”
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“I was under the stars, like a fish is under water.”
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“What she had long believed was not true, and now the world was wide open to discover what was. It is like all my life I thought the sky was green.”
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“How could you miss it? Just the sound of her voice makes my chest feel tight, my face gets hot and my mouth goes dry whenever she's near. It's getting so bad, all I have to do is see her and I'm already thinking, 'What does she want? What can I do for her?' She's got some power over me, there's no question, and what else could it be? ~Razo”
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“I know they are naught things, but I devour novels.” (p. 57).”
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“Make haste” Jane added, just because she always wanted to say that.”
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“I'm not hopeless, that's the problem. I'm too hopeful, if anything ... I'm so thick-headed it's taken me this long to give up on men, but I can't give up completely, you know? So I ... I channel all my hope into an idea, to someone who can't reject me because he isn't real!”
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“... fantasy is not practice for what is real—fantasy is the opiate of women.”
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“Finn leaped from his horse to greet Enna, and she entwined herself into him, their arms around each other, their faces close. Thoug they did not kiss, Rin thought that the way they looked at each other was even more intimate. 'Let's get married,' Enna was saying with yearning in her voice. 'Please, let's get married right now.' Finn put his face into her neck and whispered something that made her hum.”
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