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“There were many things she could have said, but we forget to forge armor against the knife-thrusts of our loved ones.”

— Angela Panayotopulos

“The thought occurred to me that she could easily take her knife and slash it though my spine.”

— Alexandra Bracken

“He unsheathed his weapons one by one, slowly wiping down each one and laying them out carefully. She had never seen anything so sexy…

— Hanna Peach

“She was trying to pull it up to stick it through his throat, but he had her wrist, kept the blade down and his…

— Joe Hill

“She was beautiful and radiant. He remembered the concern in her eyes. The same concern drove her now, pushing her toward acts of violence.…

— Ilona Andrews

“She'd never have to cut herself again. She carries a knife inside herself now, one that was always cutting her. She could feel it…

— Scott Westerfeld

“And then she said to herself, brandishing her sword at life, nonsense.”

— Virginia Woolf

“She looked at the knife, her throat tight with emotion. No roses or rings with him, but a knife with feathers carved into the…

— Veronica Rossi

“Still, he could see by the way she carried herself that she'd truly come of age and was at peace with the world. That…

— Steven A. McKay

“Blade shot her a quick glance, his eyes skipping off her nudity, his face heating again. He picked up the dress. “Don't you want…

— T.C. Southwell

“He wanted to laugh; the vision of her pounding that wee boy in a fury of berserk rage, hair flying in the wind and…

— Diana Gabaldon

“... he thought how the young are pierced by love, innocent bodies torn and ruined for no reason, save that it suited someone who…

— Joe Hill