Sometimes in the news, "luck" is just a matter of "capitalizing o... by Mira Grant

Sometimes in the news, "luck" is just a matter of "capitalizing on someone else's pain.

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The difference between the truth and a lie is that both of them can hurt, but only one will take the time to heal you afterward.

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Be good. Be kind to each other. And if there's somebody you love, tell them. The world always needs more love.

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My mother once told me that no women is naked when she comes equipped with a bad mood and a steady glare.

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The only thing we have in this world that is utterly and intrinsi... by Mira Grant

The only thing we have in this world that is utterly and intrinsically ours is our integrity.

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Blood is thicker than water, but family isn’t just about blood. Family is about faith, and loyalty, and who you love. If you don’t have those things, I don’t care what the blood says. You’re not family.

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I guess in the end, it doesn’t matter what we wanted. What matters is what we chose to do with the things we had.

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One man's gospel truth is another man's blasphemous lie. The dangerous thing about people is the way we'll try to kill anyone whose truth doesn't agree with ours.

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Think about that for a moment. They died for you. Now take a good look at the life you're living and tell me: Did they do the right thing?

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Given a choice between life and death, choose life. Given a choice between right and wrong, choose what's right. And given a choice between a terrible truth and a beautiful lie, choose the truth every time.

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I just find it interesting that kids apparently used to cry when Bambi's mother died. George and I both held our breaths, and then cheered when she didn't reanimate and try to eat her son.

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And then everything was in the hands of gravity, which has never had much love for the terminally stupid.

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Alive or dead, the truth won't rest. Rise up while you can. by Mira Grant

Alive or dead, the truth won't rest. Rise up while you can.

Growing up in my family meant ambushes on your birthday, crossbows for Christmas, and games of dodge ball where the balls were occasionally rigged to explode. It also meant learning how to work your way out of a wide variety of death traps. Failure to get loose on your own could lead to missing dinner, or worse, being forced to admit that you missed dinner because your baby sister had tied you to the couch. Again.

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Why is it you assholes always feel the need to tell the media your evil plans before you kill us?” asked Becks. “Is it a union requirement or something?

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Librarianship is a form of heroism. It’s just not as flashy as sw... by Mira Grant

Librarianship is a form of heroism. It’s just not as flashy as swords and dragons.

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It's the oldest story in the world. Boy loves girl. Boy loses girl. Boy gets girl back thanks to the unethical behavior of megalomaniacal mad scientists who never met a corpse they wouldn't try to resurrect. Anyone coming within a hundred yards of my happy ending had better pray that they're immune to bullets. - Shaun Mason

I require something so horrifically alcoholic that it makes livers tremble with fear and run for their lives when its name is uttered.

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Some people live where they work. Others just visit. by Mira Grant

Some people live where they work. Others just visit.

Follow the rules whenever possible. That makes it a lot more surp... by Mira Grant

Follow the rules whenever possible. That makes it a lot more surprising when you break them.

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...even saying good-bye isn’t enough. There’s always one more thing you should have had the time to say, or do, or ask. There’s always going to be that one missing piece.

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