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“I don't think-""Clearly. Why start now?”
“He doesnt need a donkey, says Ana Kuya. He has a wife.”
“The ox feels the yoke, but does the bird feel the weight of its wings?”
“Do you answer a question directly?""Hard to say. Ah, there, I've done it again”
“Of course I'm jealous. I thought I was going to get to punch him. That isn't the point.”
“I have loved you all my life, Mal," I whispered through my tears. "There is no end to our story.”
“I opened my mouth, but the same words came to me again and again.I will not scream. I will not scream. I will not scream.”
“Mal snickered. "What's so funny?""I just pictured the Darkling being cornered by a sweaty duchess trying to have her way with him.”
“You just punched a prince, Alina. I guess we can add one more act of treason to our list.I shook out my sore hand. My knuckles smarted. First of all, are we so sure he really is a prince? And secon...”
“I may not have been completely honest about that.""You? Less than truthful? I'm shocked, Nikolai. Shocked and horrified.”
“I shouldn't have lost my temper that way. It just pricks his pride, makes him dig in his heels.""So why did you?" I asked, genuinely curious. It was rare for Nikolai's emotions to get the best of h...”
“If it works, it will be plenty dramatic. And I suppose that if it doesn't work, it will be even more dramatic, what with the blast.""David, I think you just made a joke."He frowned, utterly perplex...”
“It's always been this way. There were rumors about me even before I was born. It's why my mother never calls me Sobachka. She says it makes me sound like a mongrel."My heart gave a little pang at t...”
“I'll get them out and come back. I promise.""On your word as a cutthroat and a pirate?"He touched my cheek once, briefly. "Privateer."Another explosion rocked the grounds."Let's go!" shouted Mal.As...”
“David looked at me, then, the regret plain on his face. No matter what I said, we both knew the hard truth. We do our best. We try. And usually, it makes no difference at all”
“At that moment, the creature's back breached the waves, its body cutting through the water in a sinuous arch, rainbows sparking off the iridescent scales on its back. Rusalye.”
