Rocket launcher like it was a coat. Karrin let him, giving him an edged smile that she directed past him, to the shadows where the Genoskwa lurked. I didn’t kill the accountant, she said quietly. Nico...
Strength is the first virtue, Alera said. That is not a pleasant fact. Its distastefulness does not alter the truth that without strength to protect them, all other virtues are ephemeral, ultimately m...
Suppose I tell you to fuck off.I will no longer be in a playful mood, it purred. I will come for you. I will kill your blood, your friends, your beasts. I will kill the flowers in your home and the tr...
Surely, that is merely a colorful euphemism, rather than a statement of desire.
Tavi grinned. Are you with me?The plan is insane, Ehren said. YOU are insane. He looked around the inside of the tent. I'll need some pants.
Tavi looked wildly around the courtyard, and when his gaze flicked toward them, his face lit witha ferocious smile. Uncle Bernard! Uncle Bernard! he shouted, pointing at Doroga. He followed me home! C...
Thank me when I save your life. You’ve done that already, I said. Back in the museum. So we’re even? Once you’ve made that swap, you don’t keep counting, man, I said. Drive safe.
That isn’t going to happen, he told her. It’s going to be all right Fool, Kitai scoffed gently. You do not know that. Sometimes you don’t know the most important things, Tavi said. You believe them. T...
That kind of subtle manipulation always works best amidst a flurry of distractions. Washington’s been doing it like that for decades.
That was me on the staircase to Chicago-Over-Chicago. Yes, I was standing on nothing but congealed starlight. Yes, I was walking up through a savage storm, the wind threatening to tear me off and thro...
That was silly, to think that they would not love each other—but sometimes humans are slow to figure things out, because they are heart-stupid. You are, too. That’s okay. Just get a dog. Dogs can teac...
That was the damnedest thing about these demonic collaborator types. Even though they didn't work out and practice, they still got to run faster than we dedicated roadsters who actually sweated and st...
That was the entire reason to have battle commanders in the first place—so that one man could balance the advantages of logic and reason against the emotional, insane demands of close battle.
That you are young, the cat said. And less wise than one who is old. I am wiser than you, and I say you should go. It is obvious. You should trust a wiser head than your own. You aren’t any older than...
That, I said, is an awfully lovely woman. I thought I should let you know, kid, in case your inexperience had blinded you to the fact.Lying, Ramirez stated, blushing. Evil.
That...that bitch.
That’s the difficult part of being mortal. Of having choice. Much is hidden from you.
That’s the great thing about being a wizard. I can always tell myself, honestly, that things could be worse.
That’s the true power of a wizard. I know things. Knowledge is power. With power comes responsibility.
The blow made her see stars. There was no time for astronomy in ground fighting, she thought,
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