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1 " We were marked for one another in darkness. "
― Jessica Cluess , A Sorrow Fierce and Falling (Kingdom on Fire, #3)
2 " Every day, the prince returned with honeyed words. He brought gifts, hired musicians. Every day, the fairie was gracious and kind, but composed. Still, he wore down her defenses with his charm. And the prince was sincere in his courtship - he somehow forgot how rakish his intentions were. He was a man who lived for the present moment. "
3 " I don't need to be the first man who loved you. Only let me be the last "
4 " You are the better part of my soul. "
5 " Art is strange, really. It envelops you in lies, but it also confronts you with such vivid reality. "
6 " but only in the same way the world’s smartest earthworm is an expert on Copernican heliocentrism. "
7 " Love had enveloped me, twining my heart with his as snugly as the ivy on the garden wall. "
8 " I mean, if he turned someone into a talking horse I'd laugh. Then I'd ride it around a bit. Then dress it in several hats. Then I'd get him to turn it back to a person. "
9 " Well, it was either be brilliant or work very hard. Brilliance takes less effort. "