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41 " pride fighting a brief, losing battle with my common sense. "
― Seanan McGuire , An Artificial Night (October Daye, #3)
42 " I’m not a hero; I never have been. I just do what has to be done. "
43 " I can’t stop you from trying. Heroes never listen. That’s why they’re heroes. "
44 " could have a migraine later, when it was safe to collapse. "
45 " Sometimes doing nothing is the hardest thing of all. "
46 " There have been times when I had to work with less, but root and branch, you can only count on a miracle so many times before reality puts its foot down. "
47 " The problems start when people assume that if I can survive, I can do anything. "
48 " He wasn’t a god, and I was glad. I can handle purebloods and Firstborn. I can’t handle gods. "
49 " Come here," she said. "I need to hold someone, and you need to be held. It's a fair trade. Just for a little while, and then we can go on being what we are. "
50 " if something looks like it’s going to be simple, it probably won’t be. "
51 " Oh,” I said, and stopped. There was nothing else to say. I’ve always been proud of my words, and they’d all left me. "
52 " And it wasn’t fair. Life so rarely is. "
53 " She put her hands on her hips, eyeing me. I waited. Never rush anyone who’s personally witnessed continental drift. "
54 " She held the bottle out to me. I looked at it dubiously. I could hear the stuff inside it fizzing. “What am I supposed to do with that?” “Did someone hit you with the stupid stick this morning? You’re supposed to drink it. "
55 " It wasn't fair to play games with the hearts of people who loved me. And they did love me--I had to admit that, or nothing would ever make sense again. "
56 " Heroes never listen. That's why they're heroes. "
57 " I didn’t want to go. I’m not a hero; I never have been. I just do what has to be done. "
58 " Not all the sparks that fly when the mortal lands and Faerie meet are bright ones. "