"We need to discuss your treason problem," Manfred Trujillo said to me.
"I don't have a problem with treason," I said. "I can stop anytime."
Poison Princess, Kresley Cole
On my right, someone had painstakingly nailed a wedding dress and veil to a front door. A dingy sleeve waved in the wind.
Stitches, Anne Lamott
The pain does grow less acute, but the insidious palace lie that we will get over crushing losses means that our emotional GPS can never find true north, as it is based on maps that no longer mention the most important places we have been to.
Night Circus, Erin Morgenstern
Prospero the Enchanter's immediate reaction upon meeting his daughter is a simple declaration of: "Well, fuck."
The girl returns her attention to her boots.
Indexing, Seanan McGuire
"Pan is neutralized," I said. "I repeat, Pan is neutralized. Sloane showed the kid her tits. I don't know how we're going to write this up for the official report."
Silver Shadows, Richelle Mead
"Are you in a suit?" I managed at last, my voice choking up. "You didn't have to dress up for me."
"Quiet, Sage," he said. "I'll make the hilarious one-liners during this daring rescue."
Endless Knight, Kresley Cole
With a puzzled expression, Death said, "You taunt him at your peril."
"What's he going to do? Kill me?" Over my shoulder I told Ogen, "Get in line, dick."
Uncharted: Big Data as a Lens on Human Culture, Erez Aiden & Jean-Baptiste Michel
Scholars and scientists approach engineers, product managers, and even high-level executives about getting access to their companies' data. Sometimes the initial conversation goes well. They go out for coffee. One thing leads to another, and a year later, a brand-new person enters the picture. Unfortunately, this person is usually a lawyer.
Through our scopes, we see ourselves. Every new lens is also a new mirror.
Harley Quinn: Preludes and Knock-Knock Jokes (TPB), Karl Kesel, Terry Dodson, & Rachel Dodson
LEWIS: ...Well, I keep this journal. Some day a cop'll do me--or maybe Mr. J himself. Doesn't matter. It's set so my girl gets that journal then. The memoirs of one of Joker's henchmen. I figure she'll be set for life.
The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell, Mira Grant
Elaine Oldenburg's class was deeply involved in reviewing their vocabulary lists when the windows locked down.
How Green This Land, How Blue This Sea, Mira Grant
While the rest of us were trying to adapt to a world that suddenly seemed bent on eradicating the human race, the Australians had been dealing with a hostile environment for centuries. They looked upon our zombie apocalypse, and they were not impressed.
Heart of Obsidian, Nalini Singh
Kaleb was used to answering to no one, but the flip side of that was that he had no one who cared if he ever came home.
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