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““Well, they certainly didn’t teach you any manners. (Lorelei) I’m a pirate. What, would you have me spout poetry? (Jack)””

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“I want you to notice that right now, this instant, we are having a conversation. It’s really not hard, now, is it? Think you…

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“She is beautiful, isn’t she? (Lochlan) Like the first day of spring after a long, harsh winter. (Sin)”

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“Where’s the bull? (Callie) Tied to a tree, eating my boot. I’m just glad my leg is no longer in it. (Sin) Lad, how…

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“Hello. (Serenity) I’ve killed over a hundred men. Half of them I kill for simply saying hello. (Ushakii)”

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“You should have been a jester instead of a knight. (Sin) True, but jesters don’t get to carry a sword. Personally, I like my sword. You know, the whole knight images really makes the ladies lust for me. Not that any have lusted for me recently, since I have only been in the company of married women, but one is…

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“Varian rubbed the back of his head where his lump was growing significantly. “Not that I particularly want to defend Merrick, but those little…

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“Refinement. A man who is decorous and mannerly. One who is– (Nora) Boring. (Cat) How so? (Nora) Have you ever been around such men?…

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“I never thought I’d see the day you retreated from anything, least of all a mere slip of a woman. (Simon) And never did…

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“Come now, my lord. Can we not have a bit of fun with him? (Knight) My idea of amusement is disemboweling those who contradict…

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“What did they do to you, to make you withdraw so far into yourself? (Sin doesn’t answer.) You’ve left me again, haven’t you? I can always tell. Your eyes turn dull, cold. Very well, I shall leave you in peace. But know this: One day I am going to find the heart you have buried away from the world. (Callie)…

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