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81 " Anthropodermic bibliopegy, "
― Deborah Harkness , The Book of Life (All Souls, #3)
82 " In labor we blame absolutely everything on the husband. It keeps the mother from developing homicidal fantasies and reminds the men they aren’t the center of attention,” Sarah explained. "
83 " secrets are unreliable allies. They allow us to believe we are safe, yet all the while they are destroying us. "
84 " Ghosts didn’t have much substance. All they were composed of was memories and heart. "
85 " And before "
86 " Matthew did remember saying something like that once—long before he’d met Diana. He made an involuntary check on the house. It was a combination of instinct and reflex now, this need to "
87 " Would that be all right?” Matthew asked Hubbard. “When it comes to Jack, you don’t need my permission,” Hubbard replied. “Yes I do. You’re his father,” Matthew said. “I’m only his sire,” Hubbard said softly. “You’re Jack’s father, Matthew. You always have been. "
88 " Diana:Do not let the ghosts of the past steal the joy from the future.Thank you for holding my hand. You can let go now.Your father, in blood and vow,Philippe P.S. The coin is for the ferryman. Tell Matthew I will see you safe on the other side. "
89 " Of course,” Ysabeau replied. This phrase meant many things in his mother’s private lexicon. What it never meant was that she agreed with you. "
90 " A six-month-old killer is a terrifying prospect. "
91 " Acquiring another creature’s secrets, by whatever means, sustained a vampire in much the same way the hunt did, nourishing that part of his soul that forever sought to possess more. "
92 " And if we all did what we should, we would wake to find ourselves in paradise, "
93 " Bewitched has provided my mother's generation with their supernatural primer. For mine it was Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Whichever creature has introduced Joss Whedon to our world has a lot to answer for. "
94 " If we all did what we should, we would wake to find ourselves in paradise. "
95 " Nana Bets said the wolf who wins is the wolf you feed. The evil wolf feeds on anger, guilt, sorrow, lies, and regret. The good wolf needs a diet of love and honesty, spiced up with big spoonfuls of compassion and faith. So if you want the good wolf to win, you’re going to have to starve the other one. "
96 " Sol in Leo She who is born when the sun is in Leo shall be naturally subtle and witty, and desirous of learning. Whatsoever she heareth or seeth if it seems to comprise any difficulty of matter immediately will she desire to know it. The magic sciences will do her great stead. She shall be familiar to and well beloved by princes. Her first child shall be a female, and the second a male. During her life she shall sustain many troubles and perils. —Anonymous English Commonplace Book, c. 1590, Gonçalves MS 4890, f. 8v "
97 " Phoebe Taylor’s scent reminded him of the thicket of lilac bushes that had grown outside the red-painted door of his family’s farm. Delicate and resolute, the fragrance had symbolized the hope of spring after a long Massachusetts winter "
98 " Do not refuse me because I am dark and shadowed, "
99 " The dean of Yale College would be thrilled to know that they’d tenured a witch? "
100 " The signe of the Crabbe pertains to houses, lands, treasures, and whatever is hidden. It is the fourth house of the Zodiak. It signifies death and the end of thinges. "