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21 " My only mistake was in waiting too long to be rid of you", Adri said, running the washcloth between her fingers. "Believe me, Cinder. You are a sacrifice I will never regret. "
― Marissa Meyer , Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
22 " No you don't understand anything! A week ago, I knew exactly who I was, what I was, and maybe that was a worthless cyborg, but at least I knew that. And now ... now I'm Lunar, I'm a Lunar who supposedly might have magic but can't use it, and now there's this insane queen who for some reason wants to kill me. "
23 " It was not her fault he had liked her. It was not her fault she was a cyborg. "
24 " She raised her eyebrows in a look that she hoped conveyed how much she was all right with him leaving her. After all, he was a prince. The most powerful men and women on Earth had summoned him. She understood.And yet he was still here, with her."I'm fine," she said. "Go away. "
25 " - I don't want to tell you how to be a prince, but shouldn't you have some bodyguards or something?- Bodyguards? Who would want to harm a charming guy like me? "
26 " Have a whirlwind romance, a happily ever after, and have no more worries for the rest of your days. "
27 " Prince Kai! Check my fan, I think I'm overheating. "
28 " Having a mental breakdown is not on my list of things to do today. "
29 " The doctor brushed past her and gestured at the holographic image that jutted from the net-screen. "Let me tell you what is peculiar about it.""I'd say 36.28 percent of it is pretty peculiar "
30 " Even in the Future the Story Begins with Once Upon a Time. "
31 " I don't know. I don't actually remember anything from before the surgery."His eyebrows rose, his blue eyes sucking in all the light of the room. "The cybernetic opetation?""No, the sex change."The doctor's smile faltered."I'm joking. "
32 " Vanity is a factor, but it is more a question of control. It is easier to trick others into perceiving you as beautiful if you can convince yourself you are beautiful. But mirrors have an uncanny way of telling the truth. "
33 " Cinder twisted up her lips. "Do you think it could have a virus?""Maybe her programming was overwhelmed by Prince Kai's uncanny hotness. "
34 " Soon, the whole world would be searching for her--Linh Cinder.A deformed cyborg with a missing foot.A Lunar with a stolen identity.A mechanic with no one to run to, nowhere to go.But they will be looking for a ghost. "
35 " When Kai fell silent, she risked a glance at him. He was staring at her hands [which she always holds mechanic gloves over to hide her...you know, cyborg hands]..."Do you ever take those off?" he asked."No."Kai tilted his head, peering at her as if he could see right through to the metal plate in her head..."I think you should go to the ball with me."She clutched her fingers..."Stars," she muttered. "Didn't you already asked me that?""I'm hoping for a more favorable answer this time and I seem to be getting more desperate by the minute.""How charming."Kai's lips twitched. "Please?""Why?""Why not?""I mean, why me?"Kai hooked his thumbs on his pockets. "So if my escape hover breaks down, I'll have someone to fix it? "
36 " Oh, my stars! Think about Prince Kai! You could dance with Prince Kai!”This made Cinder pause and squint into Iko’s blinding light. “Why would the prince dance with me?”Iko’s fan hummed as she sought an answer. “Because you won’t have grease on your face this time. "
37 " That you prefer to rule through fear rather than justice? So sorry, Your Majesty, I’m afraid I already knew that about you. "
38 " Clearing his throat, Kai murmured, "You have no idea how to dance, do you?"Cinder fixed her gaze on him, mind still reeling. "I'm a mechanic."His eyebrows raised mockingly. "Believe me, I noticed. Are those grease stains on the gloves I gave you? "
39 " We all have our weaknesses.”“I know,” said Iko. “Mine is shoes. "
40 " ...but I’m trying to be inconspicuous.”Cinder considered telling him it wasn't working but thought better of it. The lack of a throng of screaming girls surrounding her booth was probably evidence that it was working better than she suspected. Instead of looking like a royal heartthrob, he just looked crazy. "