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“I wanted to pull away, remind him that I was a big girl, a highly trained operative, a spy - that I'd been training for this mission my entire life, and I wasn't going to be left on the sidelines. ...”
“Nonsense has taken up residence in the heart of public debate and also in the academy. This nonsense is part of the huge fund of unreason on which the plans and schemes of optimists draw for their ...”
“Look, Aerin, preparation is only half the challenge of winning a debate.And the other half?He had her now. You have to choose the right side.Your side, you mean. She bristled.No, the losing side.Wh...”
“Why I felt the need to always disobey everyone around me was beyond me. But I guess being sixteen years old made me susceptible to bouts of irrational behaviour and the occasional notion that I was...”
“The only thing better than imagining Dimitri carrying me in his arms was imagining him shirtless while carrying me in his arms.”
“There's nothing worse than waiting and not knowing what'll happen to you. Your own imagination can be crueler than any captor.”
“what's your name?"what?" i asked, squinting at the light.your name." I reconized Dr. Olendzki peering over me.you know my name."I want you to tell me."Rose. Rose Hathaway."Do you know your birthday...”
“Not into older guys, huh?" asked Adrian once we were alone."You're imagining things," I said. "Clearly, my stunning beauty has clouded your mind.”
“Wow." I hadn't thought Dimitri could be any cooler, but I was wrong. "You beat up your dad. I mean, that's really horrible...what happened. But, wow. You really are a god."He blinked. "What?""Uh, n...”
“By the way, my name's Rose Hathaway. I'm seventeen years old, training to protect and kill vampires, in love with a completely unsuitable guy, and have a best friend whose weird magic could drive h...”
“That's pretty hot," he said."Punching me in the eye?""Well, no. Of course not. I meant the idea of getting rough with you is hot. I'm a big fan of full-contact sports.""I'm sure you are.”
“Well he didn't treat my mother very well. He did some horrible things.""Like..." I hesitated. "Blood-whore things?""Like beating-her-up kinds of things" he replied flatly."Oh God," I said "That's h...”
“Its okay. Everythings going to be okay. You can let go of the sword.""I cant. I cant leave him alone. I have to protect him.""You have.”
“Sweat isn't a bad thing," he said, leaning his head against the wall thoughtfully. "Some of the best things in life happen while your sweating. Yeah, if you get too much of it and it gets old and s...”
“Call me crazy for asking this, but, um, are Lissa and I going with you?""No""No?""No.”
“Scholarship that is indifferent to human suffering is immoral.”
“It did occur to him that perhaps hed gone to the wrong Academy the guys in the Space Fleet always had more interesting stories to tell at the spaceport bars. You know, tales about the dude who got...”
“here isnt much I wouldnt do for you. he stupider, the better.”
“But once in a while . . . I don't know. I feel so close, Rose. So close to the edge. Like if I allow myself one small misstep, I'll plunge away and never come back. It's like I'll lose myself.”
“But I didn't know about the other story.""What other story?"About how you and Adrian Ivashkov are""No, whatever you heard its not true.""But it was really romantic""Then its definitely not true.”
