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"Somet... JOSH LANYON It wasn't often that I had difficulty tasting something. Flavor was the way people like me made sens... JUDITH M. FERTIG If we do not understand something we pretend it does not exist .Pretending that something does not e... GARY F EVANS... That drew a laugh from Jessamy, but he said, after a moment: “You had better flay me. It was my fa... GEORGETTE HEYER Z: "You know, this was a hell of a lot easier when you were out cold in the back of that truck." J.R. WARD I know what blood poisoning is, Katniss," says Peeta. "Even if my mother isn't a healer." I'm j... SUZANNE COLLINS Song You know that it is there, lair where the bear ceases for a time eve... FRANK BIDART I say to my sister, "I thought you were doing the things in our Dream Book. I was sure of it." CLARA KENSIE One day, you muster the courage and let go of the fear. In a brief moment of insanity, you give wing... K.J. 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BETTY SMITH Not I, nor anyone else can travel that road for you. You must travel it by yourself. It is... WALT WHITMAN How...how do you feel about me?” “I think it’s pretty obvious.” “Let’s just sa... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT May today there be peace within. May you trust that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May y... SAINT TERESE OF LISEAUX You still want that little secret to stay secret?” “You wouldn’t.” “... B.D. ROCA Did you say all that you meant to Before the curtain closed? Or did you feel so much more<... MARGO T. ROSE Turn to the wind, I dare you For time is but a space that is captured Live in fear or peac... F.N.COLLIER It was as if some people believed there was a divide between the books that you were permitted to en... NEIL GAIMAN Insomnia’s different,” I said. It was hard to explain this to people. “You know the light that... BARBARA KINGSOLVER Have you ever felt your destiny unfolding, beloved? Have you experienced the intensity of the hunt, ... MARTHA N. 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