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1 " I love you like a nephew - a nephew, mind you, not a son - but so long as you're involved in the things you're involved with, you can't keep coming to my door. "
― Charlie N. Holmberg , Myths and Mortals (Numina #2)
2 " Was it so wrong to be wanted by just one person? To love and be loved in return? To just . . . mean something to someone? "
3 " A strange sort of peace filled him, soothing all the cuts and scrapes caused by not knowing. "
4 " It wasn’t that he couldn’t predict what Verger would do. It wasn’t an old style versus a new style—new styles were created to better the old ones, not to weaken them. No, this was about intent. Rone never fought to kill. Both his father and his master had preached against murder. Rone had taken their words in stride; he didn’t want to kill, either. But Verger did. He had no moral restraints holding him back. Rone fought to incapacitate; Verger fought for death. And one was obviously more powerful than the other. "
5 " Celestial, save me, they live in sin.” He covered his face dramatically with both hands. “I wish,” Rone muttered, and headed toward the door. "
6 " Was it easier to face one’s fears when one had so many of them? When there wasn’t a choice not to confront them? "
