She says that what you did was a cry for help." "It was," I say. "That's why I was yelling 'Heeeelp!' I don't really go in for subtlety.

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Philip Sharpe was a soldier in God's army," says the minister. "N... by Holly Black

Philip Sharpe was a soldier in God's army," says the minister. "Now he marches with the angels.

army angel soldier

I have to spring a cat out of Rumelt Animal Shelter. Think of it as a prison break." It does the trick. He laughs. "Whose cat?" "My cat. What do you think? That I break out the cats of strangers?" "Let me guess, she was framed. She's innocent.

cat spring animal

Pet the cat dude," says Sam. "She brought you a present. She wants you to tell her how badass she is." "You are a tiny tiny killing machine." Daneca coos. "What's she doing?" I ask. "Purring!" says Daneca. She sounds delighted. "Good kitty. Who's an amazing killing machine? That's right. You are! You are a brutal brutal tiny lion! Yes, you are.

badass cat pet

One fine day, in the middle of the night, two dead boys got up to fight. Back to back they faced each other. They pulled out their swords and shot one another. One deaf cop, on the beat heard the noise, and came and shot the two dead boys.

fighting night boys

No trouble ever got fixed late at night," he said. "Midnight is f... by Holly Black

No trouble ever got fixed late at night," he said. "Midnight is for regrets.

regret trouble night

I'm afraid my voice is going to break. I am afraid she is going t... by Holly Black

I'm afraid my voice is going to break. I am afraid she is going to hear how much this hurts.

voice break hurt

She knew what it felt like to tremble like that before touching someone -- desire so acute that it became despair.

despair touching desire

Nevermore," Lolli said. "That's what Luis calls it, because there are three rules: Never more than once a day, never more than a pinch at a time, and never more than two days in a row.

three said two

Some promises aren’t worth keeping. by Holly Black

Some promises aren’t worth keeping.

promise

More and more I feel like the boy who cut off his nose to spite h... by Holly Black

More and more I feel like the boy who cut off his nose to spite his face.

cutting noses boys

The funny thing about good people—people like Daneca—is that they really honestly don’t get the impulse toward evil. They have an incredibly hard time reconciling with the idea that a person who makes them smile can still be capable of terrible things. Which is why, although she’s accusing me of being a murderer, she seems more annoyed than actually worried about getting murdered. Daneca seems to persist in a belief that if I would just listen and understand how bad my bad choices are, I’d stop making them.

funny-things hard-times ideas

Mirroring behavior. When a mark takes a drink from his water glass, so should you. When he smiles, so should you. Keep it subtle, rather than creepy, and it’s a good technique.

creepy glasses water

I can’t help feeling a little bit competitive and a little bit disappointed in myself that I’m already so far behind. After all, Yulikova thinks Barron has a real future with the Bureau. She told me so. I told her that sociopaths are relentlessly charming. I think she figured I was joking.

real feelings thinking

Boys never believe I can beat them, she told me back then. But I... by Holly Black

Boys never believe I can beat them, she told me back then. But I always win in the end.

winning boys believe

Girls like her, my grandfather once warned me, girls like her turn into women with eyes like bullet holes and mouths made of knives. They are always restless. They are always hungry. They are bad news. They will drink you down like a shot of whisky. Falling in love with them is like falling down a flight of stairs. What no one told me, with all those warnings, is that even after you’ve fallen, even after you know how painful it is, you’d still get in line to do it again.

girl love fall

That’s family for you. Can’t live with them, can’t murder them. by Holly Black

That’s family for you. Can’t live with them, can’t murder them.

murder

Nobody ever really sees me the way I am, underneath everything. B... by Holly Black

Nobody ever really sees me the way I am, underneath everything. But she did. She does.

doe way

God, I hate you,” she says. “So much. Why do boys think that it will be better to lie and tell a girl how much they loved her and how they only dumped her for her own good? That they only tried to rearrange her brain for her own good? Does it make you feel better, Cassel? Does it? Because from my perspective, it really sucks.

girl hate lying

She sits up. I can’t read her expression, but her cheeks look a little pink. “I didn’t think you were going to be here.” “I live here.

expression littles thinking

You got a lot of ladies to get through. You’re still young. First love’s the sweetest, but it doesn’t last.” “Not ever?” I ask. Grandad looks at me with a seriousness he reserves for moments when he wants me to really pay attention. “When we fall that first time, we’re not really in love with the girl. We’re in love with being in love. We’ve got no idea what she’s really about—or what she’s capable of. We’re in love with our idea of her and of who we become around her. We’re idiots.

first-love girl fall