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1 " Vision is also a fickle creature. You can see an object a hundred times, a thousand times, and it remains unchanged. Then in one swift second you realize it has been changing all along and your eyes hid it from you. "
― Cherie Priest , I Am Princess X
2 " Why X?” Libby asked.“Because X is the most mysterious letter,” May told her. “And things with X’s in them are pretty cool. "
3 " Besides, if comics have taught us anything, it's that death is rarely a permanent condition.""But we're not superheroes," May argued."Speak for yourself," Jackdaw told her. "
4 " We need him dead or in jail, and I’m probably a crappy murderer. – Libby "
5 " Three years passed.And then there was a sticker. "
6 " Which meant he had about eight weeks to pull something amazing out of his butt.His butt was not being terribly helpful. "
7 " She was a decent storyteller, but a crap liar, for all the sense that made. "
8 " Libby was dead. Princess X disappeared.May lost her best friend again, and again, and again. "
9 " And here I thought you didn’t want to break and enter,” Trick said.“Dude, shut up. "
10 " You can be my avenging knight. Ooh! That’s what Princess X needs next: an avenging knight.”“You think?”“I’ve already decided. Your armor is gold, and you’re carrying a black battle-ax . . . I say we make you a redhead. You’ve got a little red in your hair, someplace. When the sunlight hits it just right.”“We’re in Seattle. How often does the sunlight hit anything?”“Walgreens is just right down the street. We could get a box of dye. It’d surprise the heck out of your dad.”“You’re going to make me do this, aren’t you?”“No, May. I’m not going to make you do anything, except help me finish the story. "
11 " Yes it's pink. That's how you know it's for ladies. That might be the stupidest thing I've ever heard you say. "
12 " But of course, Libby didn’t grow up. She died in Salmon Bay instead.Supposedly. "
13 " And the princess herself... she was no simple cartoon anymore, but a fully fledged character. She had wild black hair with electric blue streaks, and her mouth was set in a determined line. She looked very much like May imagined Libby might, had she lived to see high school. Tough and pretty. Slim and tall. Ready to kick some butt. "
14 " But it’s Libby. I know it’s her. I have to figure out how to help her. Maybe I’m the only one who can. – May "
15 " I’d eat some pizza, if anybody decided to order one. You know. Hypothetically. – May "
16 " Dude, I think I’ve solved the next riddle! Meet me tomorrow morning for breakfast. Seriously. Breakfast. If your butt isn’t out of bed by ten o’clock, I’m coming up there with a Taser and a pot of coffee. – May (on Trick’s voicemail) "
17 " I bet you a million dollars, that guy was the jackdaw!”“Oh, crap, I bet you’re right,” he muttered in response. “He’s the stupid bird. "
18 " You have a really warped relationship with technology. – May "
19 " He smiled at May and tilted his head ever so slightly, and he said the only thing she wanted to hear in the whole world:“The princess has asked to see you. "
20 " I knew you’d come, once you saw the site,” Libby said. “I knew you’d find me. "