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61 " She wouldn’t fit in at a formal ball anyway. Even if shedid find dress gloves and slippers that could hide her metalmonstrosities, her mousy hair would never hold a curl, andshe didn’t know the first thing about makeup. She would justend up sitting off the dance floor and making fun of the girlswho swooned to get Prince Kai’s attention, pretending shewasn’t jealous. Pretending it didn’t bother her.Although she was curious about the food. "
― Marissa Meyer , Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
62 " Instead of looking like a royal heartthrob, he just looked crazy. "
63 " It was not her fault he had liked her. It was not her fault she was cyborg. She would not apologize. "
64 " Lunars were a society that had evolved from an Earthen moon colony centuries ago, but they weren’t human anymore. People said Lunars could alter a person’s brain—make you see things you shouldn’t see, feel things you shouldn’t feel, do things you didn’t want to do. Their unnatural power had made them a greedy and violent race, and Queen Levana was the worst of all of them. "
65 " What’s that for?” A flash of hurt crossed his face. “What? I can’t buy you a gift?” he asked, in a tone that nearly stopped the electric pulses in her wiring. “No. Not after I’ve ignored six of your comms in the last week. Are you dense?” “So you did get them!” She propped her elbows on the table, sinking her chin into both palms. “Of course I got them.” “So why are you ignoring me? Did I do something?” “No. Yes. "
66 " Some conspiracy theorists thought the princess had survived and was still alive somewhere, waiting for the right time to reclaim her crown and end Levana’s rule of tyranny, but Cinder knew it was only desperation that fueled these rumors. After all, they’d found traces of the child’s flesh in the ashes. "
67 " But I need you.” “Need me?” “Yes. Don’t you see? If I’m spending all my time with you, then Queen Levana can’t rope me in to any conversations or…” He shuddered. “Dancing.” Cinder reeled back, her gaze losing focus. Queen Levana. Of course this was about Queen Levana. What had Peony told her, ages ago? Rumors of a marriage alliance? “Not that I have anything against dancing. I can dance. If you want to dance.” She squinted at him. “What?” “Or not, if you don’t want to. Or if you don’t know how. Which is nothing to be ashamed of. "
68 " —Imagina que existiera una cura —le susurró Kai al oído en vez de besarla—, pero tuvieras que pagar un precio tan alto por su descubrimiento que te arruinara la vida por completo. ¿Qué harías?—¿Mi vida a cambio de la de millones de personas? ¿Dónde está la elección?En ese momento, la mirada de Kai se tiñó de tristeza. —Tienes razón. No hay elección.Cinder tragó saliva. "
69 " —Supongo que irás al baile, ¿no es así? —No... no lo sé. Es decir, no. No, lo siento, no voy a ir al baile. Kai retrocedió, desconcertado. —Ah. Bien... Pero... puede que ahora quieras pensártelo, porque soy... Bueno, ya sabes.—El príncipe. "
70 " Some stains never came out. "
71 " Lunars have the unique ability to not only detect bioelectricity in others, but to also control it. They can manipulate it so that people see what the Lunar wishes them to see, and even feel what the Lunar wishes them to feel. A glamour is what they call the illusion of themselves that they project into the minds of others. "
72 " Cinder felt her heart tug in sympathy—she could relate to being a slave for her “guardian,” but she couldn’t recall ever being afraid that Adri might actually kill her. Well, other than that time she sold her off for plague research. "
73 " A shock? You mean all that was just the precursor? "
74 " So they don’t like mirrors because they don’t want to see themselves?”“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. "
75 " If I were to go around glamouring people all day, I would at least make myself seem taller, don't you think? "
76 " Cinder cast a look toward the road that would take her away from the palace, back to the safety of being an invisible girl in a very big city. Releasing a slow breath, she turned and followed the android. "
77 " You’re even more painful to look at than she is. "
78 " Oh, and hey—” She gestured at her hole in my head. I’m still happy about that. "
79 " She was indeed beautiful, as if someone had taken the scientific measurements of perfection and used them to mold a single ideal specimen. Her face was slightly heart-shaped, with high cheekbones barely flushed. Auburn hair fell in silken ringlets to her waist and her unblemished ivory skin shimmered like mother-of-pearl in the sunshine. Her lips were red red red, looking like she’d just drunk a pint of blood. "
80 " After she was born, I wanted to run away, to bring her to Earth, but my wife was even more devoted to Her Majesty than I had been. She wanted nothing to do with the child. And so my little Crescent Moon was taken away, like all the others. "