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1 " I don't suppose you believe love could last forever."I'd hurt him. I looked away, chagrined."You're mistaken," I said. "I do believe it could. But it would depend upon the lovers."He folded his arms and watched me, forcing me to return his gaze. Oh, those eyes."And what kind of lovers must they be?" he asked.The You-and-Me kind? "
― Julie Berry , The Amaranth Enchantment
2 " Come, come," I said. "You may be a lord someday, but you aren't one yet. No need for the courtly manners, and certainly not the moody temper. If you're to be my escort tonight, I insist you be a cheery one. You can even insult me if you like. It always makes you feel better. "
3 " I understand you're a common street thief?"Peter bristled. "Hardly a common one. "
4 " Beauty hovers around you wherever you go, which is why these two poor young men chase after you when you're covered in dirt and dressed in rages. Not beauty of the face or form. Something eternal. "
5 " You." I gasped."Me," he agreed, amused. "
6 " But I did consider you," Peter assured me. "For quite a while. About half an hour. Beatrix wasn't too happy with me. "
7 " There's room. "
8 " Don't be frightened by your beauty, you haven't until now, known you had it, and so you're uncorrupted by it. You can never take any credit for it, or make it your aim. But it would be as much deceit to deny your beauty or tell yourself that what you see is not you. Beauty hovers around you wherever you go, which is why these two poor young men chase after you when you're covered in dirt and dressed in rags. Not beauty of the face or form. Something eternal. This beauty that comes from dresses and jewels is somewhat of an illusion. But even illusion has its place. And that's what parties and dancing are for. "
9 " You're seeing a memory sweet as it is. But for your kind, memories of the dead are best seen through the cloudy glass of time and dreams. "
10 " How quickly the ax is thrown. "
