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21 " But then, as Myrina knew only too well, it is the loss of hope that kills the prey---the loss of will to keep struggling. "
― Anne Fortier , The Lost Sisterhood
22 " She had died peacefully, in her sleep, after an evening of listening to all of her favorite Fred Astaire songs, one crackling record after another. Once the last chord of the last piece had died out, she had stood up and opened the French doors to the garden outside, perhaps waiting to breathe in the honeysuckle one more time. "
― Anne Fortier , Juliet
23 " - E quem é o tio dela?- Como eu disse, não posso vos informar.Romeo deu um passo em direção ao maestro, retorcendo os dedos:- Estais me dizendo que terei de fazer serenatas sob todas as sacadas de Siena até que a mulher certa apareça? "
― Anne Fortier
24 " Exceptions are the exceptions, and finds are like ants; whenever you see one, you may be sure there are twenty. "
25 " We are the Amazons, killers of men. Only the feeble-headed try their luck with us. "
26 " We are the Amazons" said Myrina."We are the killers of beasts and men. Wild ourselves, we inhabit the wild places. Freedom courses in our blood, and death whispers at the tip of our arrows. We fear nothing, fear runs from us. Try to stop us, and you will feel our rage. "
27 " Remember: women may not be too weakTo strike a blow.-Sophocles, Electra "
28 " I will say to you what the scientists say about the small particles in the universe: I can't show you where they are, I can only show you where they were. "
29 " Everything we say is a story. But nothing we say is just a story. "
30 " You were right and I was wrong. When life hurts more than death, it is not worth living. "
31 " I did not know my soul until I saw it's reflection in your eyes. "
32 " There is a trick to flying. The angels told me." He had smiled at my wide-eyed awe. "You need to forget everything you know as a human being. When you are human, you discover that there is great power in hating the earth. And it can almost make you fly. But it never will."I had frowned, not quite understanding him. "So, what's the trick?""Love the sky. "
33 " Don't underestimate the power of events that happened a long time ago. That is the tragic flaw of modern man. "
34 " You owe me nothing, but I want everything. "
35 " I’ll be back tomorrow,” he said, “at nine o’clock. Don’t open your door to anyone else.” “Not even my balcony door?” “Especially not your balcony door. "
36 " Perhaps. But the firstborn of hope is tragedy. "
37 " Only weak men want women to be weak. "
38 " .... "death turns all men into great lovers. Would that they were equally ardent while the lady was still alive! "
39 " Think about it. He drinks poison. What kind of man drinks poison? She is the one who stabs herself with his dagger. The manly way. "
40 " If you let go of me now,” I whispered, stretching against him, “it could be another six hundred years before you find me again. Are you willing to take that risk? "