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She lay down and never stirred. To move hand or foot, or even so much as one finger, would have been an exertion beyond the… — Elizabeth Gaskell
Matthew kept hinting that his desire - for blood, chiefly- was so strong that it put everything else at risk. But vampires weren’t the only… — Deborah Harkness
And you expect me to commute two hours each way from the Keep to the Order." I kept my voice mild. "I suppose I won't… — Ilona Andrews
You think that it’s not magic that keeps you alive? Just ‘cause you understand the mechanics of how something works, doesn’t make it any less… — Charlaine Harris
So I kept reading, just to stay alive. In fact, I'd read two or three books at the same time, so I wouldn't finish one… — Marc Acito
But some part of him realized, even as he fought to break free from Lupin, that Sirius had never kept him waiting before. . .… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
With other people, Hilly hands out lies like the Presbyterians hand out guilt, but it's our own silent agreement, this strict honesty, perhaps the one… — Kathryn Stockett
This is the secret I kept from you, Bails, from myself too: I think I liked that Mom was gone, that she could be anybody,… — Jandy Nelson
I kept it to remind me that although there is evil, there is sometimes beauty and light. You, Jillian. You were always my light. — Karen Marie Moning
She had of course, kept working. He liked to think she would have moved under the table to continue her task if a gun battle… — Eileen Wilks
I am sorry," I whispered. "I am sorry for all of the ways that I failed you. I am sorry that I was not there… — John Connolly
Knowledge was always the power that kept the Universe in its place and the stars turning in their orbits. — Paulo Coelho
If you kept the small rules, you could break the big ones. — George Orwell
But then I realize there is never going to be a day when I stand before God and He looks at me and says, 'I… — David Platt
Secrets have power. And that power diminishes when they are shared, so they are best kept and kept well. Sharing secrets, real secrets, important ones,… — Erin Morgenstern
The Librarian considered matters for a while. So…a dwarf and a troll. He preferred both species to humans. For one thing, neither of them were… — Terry Pratchett
She's my friend, the boy said simply. That's who she is and that's enough for me. As Minli looked at the buffalo boy, aglow with… — Grace Lin
At least Kyle wasn't home. That would be a hard one to explain to his new roomate. Nobody liked a guy who kept blood in… — Cassandra Clare
When the kid began to flag, Riley picked her up, swung her onto his back, and kept running. The leopard in Mercy growled in approval… — Nalini Singh
The next night he asked Jonah if he could take $9.49 out of Jonah's secret stash that only Danny and his mum and Jack knew… — Melina Marchetta
The value of secrets is ever fluctuating although ladies who have been in society for a long time learn that a secret kept can be… — Anna Godbersen
She was like a heroine in a novel that she herself was writing the character kept protesting that she was too strong for love and… — Anna Godbersen
I am sorry " I murmured. "I know. I ought not to have threatened to beat you " he returned. He pressed a kiss to… — Deanna Raybourn
He knew that he was the stuff of which fanatics and madmen are made and that he had turned his destiny as if with his… — Flannery O'Connor
I receive Thee ransom of my soul. For love of Thee have I studied and kept vigil toiled preached and taught… — Thomas Aquinas

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