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title: "99 Step Backward Quotes by 88 authors"
description: "Browse 99 Step Backward quotes by 88 authors. Discover the best Step Backward sayings and thoughts."
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> [A step forward is better than taking a step backward or no step at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/a-step-forward-is-better-than-taking-a-step-backward-or-no-step-at-all/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Going back to a simpler life is not a step backwards.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yvon-chouinard/going-back-to-a-simpler-life-is-not-a-step-backwards/)

[Yvon Chouinard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yvon-chouinard/)

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> [I take no step backward from anyone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-garcia/i-take-no-step-backward-from-anyone/)

[Ryan Garcia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-garcia/)

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> [“There's only so far we can step backward in one day”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leisenring/there-s-only-so-far-we-can-step-backward-in-one-day/)

[Leisenring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leisenring/)

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> [“The step forward in life is a preparation for a step backward.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamerlan-kuzgov/the-step-forward-in-life-is-a-preparation-for-a-step-backward/)

[Tamerlan Kuzgov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamerlan-kuzgov/)

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> [Take one step backward into the unknown.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adyashanti/take-one-step-backward-into-the-unknown/)

[Adyashanti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adyashanti/)

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> [“A step backward is a step forward in history”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnathon-waller/a-step-backward-is-a-step-forward-in-history/)

[Johnathon Waller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnathon-waller/)

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> [The best I can say is that you move forward in your life. After every step you take, you can't go backward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desean-jackson/the-best-i-can-say-is-that-you-move-forward-in-your-life-after-every/)

[DeSean Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desean-jackson/)

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> [“To de-escalate a potential conflict, one method is to take a step backwards.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-w-earle-lpc-2/to-de-escalate-a-potential-conflict-one-method-is-to-take-a-step/)

[David W Earle LPC](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-w-earle-lpc-2/)

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> [Donald Trump as a figurehead is the opposite of that - he's regression, he's taking a step backward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ansel-elgort/donald-trump-as-a-figurehead-is-the-opposite-of-that-he-s-regression/)

[Ansel Elgort](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ansel-elgort/)

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> [Optimist: someone who figures that taking a step backward after taking a step forward is not a disaster, it's more like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/optimist-someone-who-figures-that-taking-a-step-backward-after-taking-2/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [A step backward doesnt mean we are giving up. Its just our only way of regaining our balance and be able to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/punkinhead-abhishek/a-step-backward-doesnt-mean-we-are-giving-up-its-just-our-only-way-of/)

[Punkinhead Abhishek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/punkinhead-abhishek/)

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> [“My feet took an involuntary step backward as I suddenly envisioned a world where I wasn't a hot tempered smartass. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-r-mcdonald/my-feet-took-an-involuntary-step-backward-as-i-suddenly-envisioned-a/)

[Jennifer R. McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-r-mcdonald/)

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> [Sometimes you've gotta take a step backwards to move a few steps forward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/sometimes-you-ve-gotta-take-a-step-backwards-to-move-a-few-steps/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [In your life's defining moments there are two choices - you either step forward in faith and power or you step backward…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-arthur-ray/in-your-life-s-defining-moments-there-are-two-choices-you-either-step/)

[James Arthur Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-arthur-ray/)

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> [It would indeed be fortunate for Mexico if a new era of PRI presidencies were a sign of healthy rotation in power…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denise-dresser/it-would-indeed-be-fortunate-for-mexico-if-a-new-era-of-pri/)

[Denise Dresser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denise-dresser/)

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> [“His hand fell to his side. "Honey, come here." She shook her head and took another step backward. "I don't trust you."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-gibson/his-hand-fell-to-his-side-honey-come-here-she-shook-her-head-and-took/)

[Rachel Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-gibson/)

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> [Going back to a simpler life based on living by sufficiency rather than excess is not a step backward. Rather, returning to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yvon-chouinard/going-back-to-a-simpler-life-based-on-living-by-sufficiency-rather-2/)

[Yvon Chouinard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yvon-chouinard/)

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> [One of the uncovenanted benefits of living for a long time is that, having so many more dead than living friends, death…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/storm-jameson/one-of-the-uncovenanted-benefits-of-living-for-a-long-time-is-that/)

[Storm Jameson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/storm-jameson/)

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> [I took a little break - I was coming back to work and the last thing I was going to do was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nia-long/i-took-a-little-break-i-was-coming-back-to-work-and-the-last-thing-i/)

[Nia Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nia-long/)

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> [When you're transitioning, and you're trying to develop a better brand of soccer, at some point, you have to step backward before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christen-press/when-you-re-transitioning-and-you-re-trying-to-develop-a-better-brand/)

[Christen Press](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christen-press/)

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> [I faced a certain amount of violence. It taught me that I had to learn to protect myself - and it made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniela-vega/i-faced-a-certain-amount-of-violence-it-taught-me-that-i-had-to-learn/)

[Daniela Vega](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniela-vega/)

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> [When I turn on the TV in Russia I see a general calmly claiming that our missiles are ahead of the latest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-sorokin/when-i-turn-on-the-tv-in-russia-i-see-a-general-calmly-claiming-that/)

[Vladimir Sorokin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-sorokin/)

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> [“Technocrats tell us we can’t go backward, we can’t refuse technology, because then we won’t progress. We are told that life is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yvon-chouinard/technocrats-tell-us-we-can-t-go-backward-we-can-t-refuse-technology/)

[Yvon Chouinard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yvon-chouinard/)

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> [“Sometimes, you may take a step backwards only to realize that a step forward could have been the best choice. Sometimes, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-agyemang-yeboah/sometimes-you-may-take-a-step-backwards-only-to-realize-that-a-step/)

[Ernest Agyemang Yeboah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-agyemang-yeboah/)

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> [“She couldn't imagine how she could have forgotten a man this attractive. His features were strong and decisively formed, too masculine to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-kleypas/she-couldn-t-imagine-how-she-could-have-forgotten-a-man-this/)

[Lisa Kleypas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-kleypas/)

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> [Picking roles, my way of choosing them is vastly different now than it was a long time ago, but I can only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-bullock/picking-roles-my-way-of-choosing-them-is-vastly-different-now-than-it/)

[Sandra Bullock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-bullock/)

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> [ALL THINGS THAT ARE, ARE OURS. BUT WE MUST CARE. FOR IF WE DO NOT CARE, WE DO NOT EXIST. IF WE…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/all-things-that-are-are-ours-but-we-must-care-for-if-we-do-not-care/)

[Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/)

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> [Every notable advance in technique or organization has to be paid for, and in most cases the debit is more or less…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aldous-huxley/every-notable-advance-in-technique-or-organization-has-to-be-paid-for/)

[Aldous Huxley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aldous-huxley/)

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> [We can't take a step backwards when we've already made so many strides forward. I was raised by gay men and women...it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-barrymore/we-can-t-take-a-step-backwards-when-we-ve-already-made-so-many/)

[Drew Barrymore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-barrymore/)

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> [“He was "distinguished" to the tips of his polished nails, and there was not a movement of his fine perpendicular person that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-james/he-was-distinguished-to-the-tips-of-his-polished-nails-and-there-was/)

[Henry James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-james/)

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> [“And there has been no attempt to investigate it,' I said, 'to see what it really is?' 'Eh, Cornel,' said the coachman's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-oliphant/and-there-has-been-no-attempt-to-investigate-it-i-said-to-see-what-it/)

[Margaret Oliphant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-oliphant/)

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> [ “His order \[Hitler's\] to stand firm not only created clarity about what the army was doing but also had some effect in… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-evans/his-order-hitler-s-to-stand-firm-not-only-created-clarity-about-what/)

[Richard J. Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-evans/)

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> [“Domenico appeared to lie against the door, and in the shadowy dark, his face was luminous and delicate. When he smiled the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-rice/domenico-appeared-to-lie-against-the-door-and-in-the-shadowy-dark-his/)

[Anne Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-rice/)

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> [“Kelly looked at the cop, then sighed. “What a cluster. I take it you haven’t been killing young women and leaving their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-briggs/kelly-looked-at-the-cop-then-sighed-what-a-cluster-i-take-it-you/)

[Patricia Briggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-briggs/)

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> [“It is illegal to portal anyone while they are under duress,I could lose my license if I were to do so." "You're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-macalister/it-is-illegal-to-portal-anyone-while-they-are-under-duress-i-could/)

[Katie MacAlister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-macalister/)

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> [“Elizabeth?” Ian said in a clipped voice. She whirled around, her heart slamming against her ribs, her hand flying to her throat,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-mcnaught/elizabeth-ian-said-in-a-clipped-voice-she-whirled-around-her-heart/)

[Judith McNaught](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-mcnaught/)

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> [“Check it out." Jonah removed the bubble wrap and held up the picture for his three cousins. Dan took a step backward.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-korman/check-it-out-jonah-removed-the-bubble-wrap-and-held-up-the-picture/)

[Gordon Korman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-korman/)

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> [“New Adult is a label that is condescending to readers and authors alike. It implies that the books act as training wheels…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-sarner/new-adult-is-a-label-that-is-condescending-to-readers-and-authors/)

[Lauren Sarner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-sarner/)

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> [“Optimist: Someone who figures that taking a step backward after taking a step forward is not a disaster, it's a cha-cha.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-brault/optimist-someone-who-figures-that-taking-a-step-backward-after-taking/)

[Robert Brault](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-brault/)

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                        "text": "“She couldn't imagine how she could have forgotten a man this attractive. His features were strong and decisively formed, too masculine to be called beautiful, too striking to be ordinary. And his eyes were the rich sky-blue of morning glories, even more intense against the sun-glazed color of his skin. There was something extraordinary about him, a kind of barely leashed vitality that nearly caused her to take a step backward, the force of it was so strong.”",
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                        "text": "Picking roles, my way of choosing them is vastly different now than it was a long time ago, but I can only be that way now because of what I've learned from the past. So I'm choosing now not to choose any work, because when you've had such a nice ride, unexpected rides and fulfilling rides, you really don't want to take a step backwards. It's really made me satisfied in a way that I wasn't looking for, but I was blessed with it and now I feel really full, in a good way, where I don't need to rush out and go find something.",
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                        "text": "ALL THINGS THAT ARE, ARE OURS. BUT WE MUST CARE. FOR IF WE DO NOT CARE, WE DO NOT EXIST. IF WE DO NOT EXIST, THEN THERE IS NOTHING BUT BLIND OBLIVION. AND EVEN OBLIVION MUST END SOMEDAY. LORD, WILL YOU GRANT ME JUST A LITTLE TIME? FOR THE PROPER BALANCE OF THINGS. TO RETURN WHAT WAS GIVEN. FOR THE SAKE OF PRISONERS AND THE FLIGHT OF BIRDS. Death took a step backwards. It was impossible to read expression in Azrael's features. Death glanced sideways at the servants. LORD, WHAT CAN THE HARVEST HOPE FOR, IF NOT FOR THE CARE OF THE REAPER MAN?",
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                        "text": "Every notable advance in technique or organization has to be paid for, and in most cases the debit is more or less equivalent to the credit. Except of course when it's more than equivalent, as it has been with universal education, for example, or wireless, or these damned aeroplanes. In which case, of course, your progress is a step backwards and downwards.",
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                        "text": "We can't take a step backwards when we've already made so many strides forward. I was raised by gay men and women...it's who I am, you cannot define a family. There are children out there who need these loving homes. These are rights that are fundamental and must be had. And I will fight for however long it takes; I don't want to live in a world where prop 8 exists!",
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                        "text": "“And there has been no attempt to investigate it,' I said, 'to see what it really is?' 'Eh, Cornel,' said the coachman's wife, 'wha would investigate, as ye call it, a thing that nobody believes in? Ye would be the laughing-stock of a' the country-side, as my man says.' 'But you believe in it,' I said, turning upon her hastily. The woman was taken by surprise. She made a step backward out of my way. 'Lord, Cornel, how ye frichten a body! Me! there's awful strange things in this world. An unlearned person doesna ken what to think. But the minister and the gentry they just laugh in your face. Inquire into the thing that is not! Na, na, we just let it be.' (\"The Open Door\")”",
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                        "text": "“His order [Hitler's] to stand firm not only created clarity about what the army was doing but also had some effect in improving morale. On the other hand, the rigidity with which he now implemented it began to have an effect on the smaller-scale tactical withdrawals that the desperate situation frequently necessitated at various parts of the front. Gotthard Henrici in particular became increasingly frustrated at the repeated orders to stand firm, when all this brought was a repeated danger of being surrounded. 'The distaster continues,' he wrote to his wife on Christmas Eve 1941. 'And at the top, in Berlin, at the very top, nobody wants to admit it. Whom the gods wish to destroy they first make blind. Every day we experience this anew. But for reasons of prestige nobody dares to take a determined step backwards. They don't want to admit that their army is surrounded before Moscow. They refuse to recognize that the Russians can do such a thing. And in complete blindness they are kneeling over into the abyss. And they will end in 4 weeks by losing their army before Moscow and later on by losing the whole war.”",
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                        "text": "“Domenico appeared to lie against the door, and in the shadowy dark, his face was luminous and delicate. When he smiled the hollows of his cheeks deepened, the light played more beautifully on the bones, and when he spoke, it was that of a woman's voice again, husky and stroking. \"Don't be afraid if him.\" he whispered. Tonio realized he had taken a step backwards. His heart was making a tumult inside of him. \"Afraid of whom?\" he asked. \"Lorenzo, of course,\" said the roughened velvet voice. \"I won't let him do anything to do.\" \"Don't come any closer!\" Tonio said sharply. Again he took a step backwards, But Domenico only smiled, his head falling a little to the left so that the white powdered curls spilled over his shoulder onto that flaring breast. \"You mean I am the one you're afraid of?\" Tonio looked away in confusion. \"I have to leave here,\" he said. Domenico let out a long beguiling breath. And then suddenly he put his arms around Tonio; he pressed the soft ruffles of his breast against Tonio. Tonio stumbled back and found himself against the mirror, the candles flickering on either side of him. He reached back for the glass, his hands down, to get his balance. \"You are afraid of me,\" Domenico whispered. \"I don't know what you want!\" Tonio said. \"Ah, but I know what you want. Why are you afraid to take it?\" Tonio was going to shake his head but he stopped, staring into Domenico's eyes. It was inconceivable that anything of a man existed under this froth, this magic. And when he saw the lips moist and parting and drawing near to him, he shut his eyes, straining away. Surely he could knock this creature to the floor with one blow, and yet he was shrinking back as if he might be burned here!”",
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                        "text": "“Kelly looked at the cop, then sighed. “What a cluster. I take it you haven’t been killing young women and leaving their half-eaten bodies in the desert?” Adam was ticked. I could tell it even if he was looking like a reasonably calm businessman. Adam’s temper was the reason he wasn’t one of Bran’s werewolf poster boys. When angered, he often gave in to impulses he wouldn’t otherwise have given in to. “Sorry to disappoint you,” Adam told Kelly in silky tones. “But I prefer rabbits. Humans taste like pork.” And then he smiled. Kelly took an involuntary step backward. Tony gave Adam a sharp look. “Let’s not make things worse, if we can help it, gentlemen.”",
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                        "text": "“It is illegal to portal anyone while they are under duress,I could lose my license if I were to do so.\" \"You're going to lose a lot more than that if you don't tell me where my twin went,\" I said in a low, mean voice. \"Mayling, please. I must insist that you allow me to be the bad cop,\" Gabriel said as I slid the dagger at my ankle out of its sheath. \"I have never subscribed to the sexist belief that women have to be good cop,\" I said, twirling the dagger around one finger. \"Nonetheless, you are far more suited to the good cop role,\" Gabriel insisted. \"I'm going to have to go against popular opinion and side with Mei Ling on this,\" Savian said, watching us with a delighted twinkle in his eye. \"She looks like she knows how to use that blade. What is that, a stiletto?\" \"Sicilian castrating knife,\" I said with a smile at the portal man. \"She wins,\" Savian told Gabriel. \"Er...\" Jarilith said, his expression starting to slide into worry. \"I am a wyvern! I can do far more to this man than merely remove his genitalia,\" Gabriel answered in an outraged tone, a little tendril of smoke emerging from between his lips as he spoke. \"Eh...\" Jarilith said, taking a step backward. \"Hmm. He's a weaver,\" Savian said thoughtfully as he examined the portalist. \"Those are immortal, aren't they? So he could survive a castration, but the question is would a dragon barbeque be enough to finish him off?\" \"Absolutely,\" Gabriel said. He smiled. It wasn't a nice smile. \"Threatening a weaver is strictly prohibited by law,\" Jarilith said indignantly, but the fight had gone out of him. His gaze was flickering back and forth from Gabriel to Savian to the dagger I held casually. \"I could have the watch on you for what you're saying!\" \"Oh, please,\" I said with a dramatic roll of my eyes. \"Just about every thief taker in this hemisphere is after me. I've already been sentenced to banishment to the Akasha. You think one little murder is going to make that any worse? Not likely.\" Jarilith's eyes widened. \"It's true,\" Savian said. \"The price on her head has already gone over six figures.\" The color washed out of the portalist's face. \"Erm...\" \"Mate,\" Gabriel said sternly. \"I must insist that you refrain from slicing and dicing this man.\" Jarilith nodded quickly. \"Listen to the dragon.\" \"It is my place to destroy those who stand in your way,\" Gabriel continued, the pupils in his eyes narrowing as he turned to the now hastily backing away Jarilith. \"Let's not lose our heads, here,\" the latter said in a rush. \"I don't think it's your head the lady has in mind,\" Savian said as he looked pointedly at the portalist's crotch. Jarilith's hands hovered protectively over his fly. \"Such an atrocity would constitute torture. You wouldn't do that to an innocent man, would you?\" \"What makes you think I'd stop at the castration?\" I twirled the knife around my fingers again. \"This little jobby fillets, as well.\" \"She went to Paris,\" Jarilith said quickly as he dashed for a door to a back room. \"Your portal is ready in room number three. Have a pleasant journey...\" His voice trailed off as he bolted. I turned a frown on Gabriel. \"You really wouldn't have let me be bad cop? I'm very good at it, as you can see.\" \"I'm sorry,\" he said, his dimples belying the grave look he was trying to maintain..\"Wyverns have some standards to maintain with their mates, and one of them is always being the bad cop.Although I do admit that you have a particularly effective manner. Would you really have castrated him to get the information about your twin?\" \"Would you really have burnt him to acrisp for not answering?\" \"Such a bloodthirsty little bird,\" he said fondly, giving my butt a little pinch. Savian stood still for a moment, giving us an odddisbelieving look before shaking his head and following. \"You two are the strangest couple I've ever met. And I have to tell you-I've met some real weirdos”",
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                        "text": "“Elizabeth?” Ian said in a clipped voice. She whirled around, her heart slamming against her ribs, her hand flying to her throat, her knees turning to jelly. “What’s wrong?” he asked. “You-you startled me,” she said as he strolled up to her, his expression oddly impassive. “I didn’t expect you to come here,” she added nervously. “Really?” he mocked. “Whom did you expect after that note-the Prince of Wales?” The note! Crazily, her first thought after realizing ti was from him, not Valerie, was that for an articulate man his handwriting verged on the illiterate. Her second thought was that he seemed angry about something. He didn’t keep her long in doubt as to the reason. “Suppose you tell me how, during the entire afternoon we spent together, you neglected to mention that you are Lady Elizabeth?” Elizabeth wondered a little frantically how he’d feel if he knew she was the Countess of Havenhurst, not merely the eldest daughter of some minor noble or knight. “Start talking, love. I’m listening.” Elizabeth backed away a step. “Since you don’t want to talk,” he bit out, reaching for her arms, “is this all you wanted from me?” “No!” she said hastily, backing out of his reach. “I’d rather talk.” He stepped forward, and Elizabeth took another step backward, exclaiming, “I mean, there are so many interesting topics for conversation, are there not?” “Are there?” he asked, moving forward again. “Yes,” she exclaimed, taking two steps back this time. Snatching at the first topic she could think of, she pointed to the table of hyacinths beside her and exclaimed, “A-Aren’t these hyacinths lovely?” “Lovely,” he agreed without looking at them, and he reached for her shoulders, obviously intending to draw her forward. Elizabeth jumped back so swiftly that his fingers merely grazed the gauze fabric of her gown. “Hyacinths,” she babbled with frantic determination as he began stalking her step for step, pas the table of potted pansies, past the table of potted lilies, “are part of genus Hyacinthus, although the cultivated variety, which we have here, is commonly called the Dutch hyacinth, which is part of H. orientalis-“ “Elizabeth,” he interrupted silkily, “I’m not interested in flowers.” He reached for her again, and Elizabeth, in a frantic attempt to evade his grasp, snatched up a pot of hyacinths and dumped it into his outstretched hands. “There is a mythological background to hyacinths that you may find more interesting than the flower itself,” she continued fiercely, and an indescribable expression of disbelief, amusement, and fascination suddenly seemed to flicker across his face. “You see, the hyacinth is actually named for a handsome Spartan youth-Hyacinthus-who was loved by Apollo and by Zephyrus, god of the west wind. One day Zephyrus was teaching Hyacinthus to throw the discus, and he accidentally killed him. It is said that Hyacinthus’s blood caused a flower to spring up, and each petal was inscribed with the Greek exclamation of sorrow.” Her voice trembled a little as he purposefully set the pot of hyacinths on the table. “A-Actually, the flower that sprang up would have been the iris or larkspur, not the modern hyacinth, but that is how it earned its name.” “Fascinating.” His unfathomable eyes locked onto hers. Elizabeth knew he was referring to her and not the history of the hyacinth, and though she commanded herself to move out of his reach, her legs refused to budge.”",
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                        "text": "“Check it out.\" Jonah removed the bubble wrap and held up the picture for his three cousins. Dan took a step backward. The shock was almost as powerful as it had been the day before at the Uffizi. \"It's perfect! It's every bit as disgusting as the real one!\" Amy nodded. \"And so fast. We only called you yesterday.\" Jonah shrugged. \"Even the Janus take a short cut every now and then. You can do a lot with digitization these days. You break the picture down to squares and reproduce them one at a time. The other two are just as fly.\" \"You mean, hog ugly,\" Hamilton amended. \"The serpents don't help,\" Dan put in critically. \"Live fat spaghetti. Lady, if you're thinking of a modeling career, forget it!\" The rapper clucked sympathetically. \"You guys just don't appreciate the power of the visual image. The Wiz used to be like that–until Gangsta Kronikles . When you're in film industry, you understand the whole picture's-worth-a-thousand-words deal.\" Hamilton rolled his eyes. \"Here we go again.”",
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                        "text": "“New Adult is a label that is condescending to readers and authors alike. It implies that the books act as training wheels between Young Adult and Adult. For the New Adult books that are particularly childish, the label implies that they are a step above Young Adult--which is insulting to the Young Adult books that are far superior. For the New Adult books that are particularly sophisticated, the label implies that they are not worthy of being considered \"adult.\" It's a lose-lose situation for everyone. [...] Therefore, the new genre of New Adult is a large step backwards. It increases the system of categories and labels even further, and prevents readers from expanding their horizons and minds. The term is reductive and it is insulting to its own audience.”",
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