Cinda Williams Chima

Weird is good, strange is bad.

— Cinda Williams Chima

For Hanalea the Warrior!

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“His name was Theo.”

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Why aren't you dead?" Will demanded.

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And they always slept better with blades beneath their beds.

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“Even when we win, we lose, Lyss thought.”

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We may all end up dead, but we're sticking it to them in the meantime.

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“I like to know the truth. That's all. I just wish the truth was different.”

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How'd it go with Leesha?" "It was great! We were bad cop and bad cop!

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My tagline is ‘Less sex, more romance, lower body count.’

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He's not lazy. He's just highly inefficient.

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“There's too much to learn in a lifetime.”

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He swept Raisa up into his arms and kissed her like it was his first, last, and only

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I live in the present because the future is always chancy. When it comes to being with you, I'm willing to take…

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“We'll have supper in a little while, but I believe we should eat dessert first.”

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Her clothes still smoked from the wizard’s assault. But to him, she always smelled of flowers.

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“The northern soldiers are just men,” Hal told the men in his command. “And women,” he amended. “When you cut them, they…

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“Didn't you say that the key is to live in the moment?" Metelon asked. "That's the excuse people use for foolish behavior.”

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Falling in love was like falling off a cliff. It felt pretty much like flying until you hit the ground.

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“We don’t protect them because they’re weak. We protect them because they are strong, and strong people make enemies.”

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His aster-blue eyes shown out from a face blackened by bruises and soot, his fair hair glittering in the firelight. Dressed all…

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“He radiated a calm focus--like he knew who he was and where he was going. He was a steady mooring in a…

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So you questioned him?" Raisa prompted. "What did he say for himself?" "Well, the first thing Gillen does is steal his purse…

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Ellen could have killed me," Jack said quietly, "but she didn't. She saved my life." "How come?" Fitch demanded. "After all this?"…

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“Han smiled, then, a bright, charming smile that lit up the room, more dangerous than any blade. All you ever needed was…

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A vocation is not something you slap on, like a coat of paint, and change whenever you want. A vocation is built…

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“Sometimes you have to get away to remember who you are. Believe in yourself, Lyss. You’re strong and smart enough to do…

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There's something about a roof isn't there? It makes you feel like it doesn't matter what's going on below. All of those…

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“Ellen drank long and deep from her water bottle and wiped her mouth with her gauntleted arm. "Are you feeling all right,…

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“D'Orsay's voice was cold. "Sponsors, control your warriors." Hastings gave an almost imperceptable shrug. His warrior was upright only through the grace…

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“You do seem like you’ve had a lot of practice, and some schooling, too, which surprises me. When I first met you,…

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If he even survives." She shivered, and Amon put his arm around her, drawing her into his steady warmth. "It's that bad?"…

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Well, I believe she went in to rescue some Raggers from the pits,” Cuffs said. “She wasn’t all that specific.” “She went…

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“A battle is like a deadly sort of dance, Lyss thought. We learn the steps by sparring in the practice yards, by…

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Leicester stared fixedly at the image before him, the color bleached from his face by its brilliance. Seph sensed the headmaster's mind…

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Han made no effort to put up a brave front. Most of the time he just screamed himself hoarse, though a couple…

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“She could Captain to his Your Majesty any time.”

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“Stupid. He was stupid. He was tired of being stupid.”

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“I guess you never think your enemy is as clever as you are.”

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Don't expect much and you won't be disappointed.

— Cinda Williams Chima