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1 " Women are sneaky. "
― Patricia Briggs , The Hob's Bargain
2 " People will do amazing things to ensure their survival. "
3 " You'd tell the world what your best friend wore to sleep if you thought it made a good enough story. "
4 " It is hard to accept being different, hard to have people avoid looking at you, and still believe in yourself. "
5 " I’ll get some more firewood,” I said, turning away from the fire. “What we have won’t last the night.”“Best do that, I think,” Kith said. “Wandel and I’ll see about dinner.”“I thought the woman should do the cooking,” said Wandel, teasing but still half-serious. He hadn’t eaten what I could cook over an open fire.“We’ll cook,” replied Kith, who had. "
6 " I pulled out the quilt I was making for my sister’s baby. After years of barrenness, Ani was preparing for the birth of her first child in late summer. As fast as I sewed, I might get it done by the child’s twelfth year. "
7 " Loneliness and fear ate at him, a loner by choice who had prided himself on his daring and courage. The "
