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V.E. Schwab Quote: “All her life, she wanted a house and a garden and a room of her own. But tucked inside that want was something else: a family. Parents who smothered her with love. Siblings who teased because they cared. Grandparents, aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews – in her mind a family was a sprawling thing, an orchard full of roots and branches.”

451. “All her life, she wanted a house and a garden and a room of her own. But tucked inside that want was something else: a family. Parents who smothered her with love. Siblings who teased because they cared. Grandparents, aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews – in her mind a family was a sprawling thing, an orchard full of roots and branches.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “Alucard’s eyes had gone sharp and empty at the same time, as if he were focusing, just on something else, something far away.”

452. “Alucard’s eyes had gone sharp and empty at the same time, as if he were focusing, just on something else, something far away.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “I’m fine, he says, in that automatic way people always answer when you ask them how they are, even though his heart is hanging open on its hinges.”

453. “I’m fine, he says, in that automatic way people always answer when you ask them how they are, even though his heart is hanging open on its hinges.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “Someone could call themselves a hero and still walk around killing dozens. Someone else could be labeled a villain for trying to stop them. Plenty of humans were monstrous, and plenty of monsters knew how to play at being human. The difference between Victor and Eli, he suspected, wasn’t their opinion on EOs. It was their reaction to them.”

454. “Someone could call themselves a hero and still walk around killing dozens. Someone else could be labeled a villain for trying to stop them. Plenty of humans were monstrous, and plenty of monsters knew how to play at being human. The difference between Victor and Eli, he suspected, wasn’t their opinion on EOs. It was their reaction to them.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “She dragged her head up and saw Kell standing in the road, the strange magical boy in his black coat, looking breathless and angry. Lila couldn’t believe it.”

455. “She dragged her head up and saw Kell standing in the road, the strange magical boy in his black coat, looking breathless and angry. Lila couldn’t believe it.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “How strange, the winding way a dream comes true.”

456. “How strange, the winding way a dream comes true.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “Maybe not for you,” said the king. “But time isn’t the same for the mad and the blind.”

457. “Maybe not for you,” said the king. “But time isn’t the same for the mad and the blind.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “Yes. Because unless you plan to wed me yourself – and don’t get me wrong, I think we’d make a dashing pair – I must try and find a mate.”

458. “Yes. Because unless you plan to wed me yourself – and don’t get me wrong, I think we’d make a dashing pair – I must try and find a mate.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “Black curls. Pale eyes. Strong jaw. Sloping shoulders and a cupid’s bow mouth. A man she’d never meet, a life she’d never know, a world she could only dream of.”

459. “Black curls. Pale eyes. Strong jaw. Sloping shoulders and a cupid’s bow mouth. A man she’d never meet, a life she’d never know, a world she could only dream of.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “It is the kind of place that takes years to visit, and still there always seems to be another alley, another set of steps, another door.”

460. “It is the kind of place that takes years to visit, and still there always seems to be another alley, another set of steps, another door.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “Lila had never really bought into fate, but like most people who disavowed religion, she could summon a measure of belief when it was necessary.”

461. “Lila had never really bought into fate, but like most people who disavowed religion, she could summon a measure of belief when it was necessary.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “Estelle used to call these the restless days, when the warmer-blooded gods began to stir, and the cold ones began to settle. When dreamers were most prone to bad ideas, and wanderers were likely to get lost.”

462. “Estelle used to call these the restless days, when the warmer-blooded gods began to stir, and the cold ones began to settle. When dreamers were most prone to bad ideas, and wanderers were likely to get lost.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “Small places make for small lives. And some people are fine with that. They like knowing where to put their feet. But if you only walk in other people’s steps, you cannot make your own way. You cannot leave a mark.”

463. “Small places make for small lives. And some people are fine with that. They like knowing where to put their feet. But if you only walk in other people’s steps, you cannot make your own way. You cannot leave a mark.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “Adeline had wanted to be a tree. To grow wild and deep, belong to no one but the ground beneath her feet, and the sky above, just like Estele. It would be an unconventional life, and perhaps a little lonely, but at least it would be hers. She would belong to no one but herself.”

464. “Adeline had wanted to be a tree. To grow wild and deep, belong to no one but the ground beneath her feet, and the sky above, just like Estele. It would be an unconventional life, and perhaps a little lonely, but at least it would be hers. She would belong to no one but herself.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “Henry wonders, as they wait in the queue, if some people have natural style, or if they simply have the discipline to curate themselves every day.”

465. “Henry wonders, as they wait in the queue, if some people have natural style, or if they simply have the discipline to curate themselves every day.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “I don’t know what they want from me,” he says. “I don’t know who they want me to be. They tell you to be yourself, but they don’t mean it, and I’m just tired... ” His voice breaks. “I’m tired of falling short. Tired of being... it’s not that I’m alone. I don’t mind being alone. But this–” His fingers knot in his shirtfront. “It hurts.”

466. “I don’t know what they want from me,” he says. “I don’t know who they want me to be. They tell you to be yourself, but they don’t mean it, and I’m just tired... ” His voice breaks. “I’m tired of falling short. Tired of being... it’s not that I’m alone. I don’t mind being alone. But this–” His fingers knot in his shirtfront. “It hurts.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “He assures you that you’ll find your calling, but that’s the whole problem, you’ve never felt called to any one thing. There is no violent lush in one direction, but a softer nudge a hundred different ways, and now all of them feel out of reach.”

467. “He assures you that you’ll find your calling, but that’s the whole problem, you’ve never felt called to any one thing. There is no violent lush in one direction, but a softer nudge a hundred different ways, and now all of them feel out of reach.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “Pain can be beautiful,” he says, exhaling a cloud of smoke. “It can transform. It can create.” “But I don’t want to be in pain,” says Henry hoarsely. “I want – ” “You want to be loved.” A small, empty sound, half cough, half sob. “Yes.”

468. “Pain can be beautiful,” he says, exhaling a cloud of smoke. “It can transform. It can create.” “But I don’t want to be in pain,” says Henry hoarsely. “I want – ” “You want to be loved.” A small, empty sound, half cough, half sob. “Yes.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “Cats or dogs?” she asks, instead of “green or blue,” even though there are no dogs or cats on either of them, and Addie says, “cats,” and Sam hands her the tall blue cup without any explanation.”

469. “Cats or dogs?” she asks, instead of “green or blue,” even though there are no dogs or cats on either of them, and Addie says, “cats,” and Sam hands her the tall blue cup without any explanation.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “She shook her head, baffled and amused. “Jesus, Marcella, anyone ever told you that you’re batshit crazy?” Marcella pursed her lips. “Several times,” she said. “It’s an insult men love to aim at ambitious women.”

470. “She shook her head, baffled and amused. “Jesus, Marcella, anyone ever told you that you’re batshit crazy?” Marcella pursed her lips. “Several times,” she said. “It’s an insult men love to aim at ambitious women.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “The moments that define lives aren’t always obvious.”

471. “The moments that define lives aren’t always obvious.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “But the sorrow has faded, replaced by stubborn rage, and she resolves to kindle it, to shield and nurture the flame until it takes far more than a single breath to blow it out.”

472. “But the sorrow has faded, replaced by stubborn rage, and she resolves to kindle it, to shield and nurture the flame until it takes far more than a single breath to blow it out.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “You told me once that we were alike,″ he says, almost to himself. Both of us... lonely. I loathed you for saying it. But I suppose in some ways you were right. I suppose,″ he goes on slowly, ″there is something to the idea of company.”

473. “You told me once that we were alike,″ he says, almost to himself. Both of us... lonely. I loathed you for saying it. But I suppose in some ways you were right. I suppose,″ he goes on slowly, ″there is something to the idea of company.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “Spells are for witches, and witches are too often burned.”

474. “Spells are for witches, and witches are too often burned.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “Go to parties!” said Maggie. “Drink cheap beer! Make bad choices! Date pretty girls!” He leaned back in his chair. “Do pretty girls count as bad choices, or are those two separate things?”

475. “Go to parties!” said Maggie. “Drink cheap beer! Make bad choices! Date pretty girls!” He leaned back in his chair. “Do pretty girls count as bad choices, or are those two separate things?”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “She moves among the books as if they’re friends. And perhaps, in a way, they are.”

476. “She moves among the books as if they’re friends. And perhaps, in a way, they are.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “I saw became I think I saw became I couldn’t have seen became I didn’t see. Eyes were fickle. Minds were weak.”

477. “I saw became I think I saw became I couldn’t have seen became I didn’t see. Eyes were fickle. Minds were weak.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “Books feed hungry minds. Tips feed the cat?”

478. “Books feed hungry minds. Tips feed the cat?”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “She sank her teeth into his bottom lip, drawing blood, and gave a wicked laugh, and still he kissed her. Not out of desperation or hope or for luck, but simply because he wanted to. Saints, he wanted to. He kissed her until the cold night fell away and his whole body sang with heat. He kissed her until the fire burned up the panic and the anger and the weight in his chest, until he could breathe again, and until they were both breathless.”

479. “She sank her teeth into his bottom lip, drawing blood, and gave a wicked laugh, and still he kissed her. Not out of desperation or hope or for luck, but simply because he wanted to. Saints, he wanted to. He kissed her until the cold night fell away and his whole body sang with heat. He kissed her until the fire burned up the panic and the anger and the weight in his chest, until he could breathe again, and until they were both breathless.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “No,” said Victor, waving his drink. “No, Eli. You don’t do anything like that.” “Like what?” “Without thinking. You had to have a reason.” “How do you know?” “Because I know you. I see you.” Eli drew his fingers through a ring of water on the table. “I don’t want to be forgotten.”

480. “No,” said Victor, waving his drink. “No, Eli. You don’t do anything like that.” “Like what?” “Without thinking. You had to have a reason.” “How do you know?” “Because I know you. I see you.” Eli drew his fingers through a ring of water on the table. “I don’t want to be forgotten.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “Everyone has a mix of humanity and magic in them.”

481. “Everyone has a mix of humanity and magic in them.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “Flirting with other girls is a long game, a drawn-out con of longing, and guessing, toeing the edge of a pool before finally, sometimes, in a moment of weakness or exasperation, flinging yourself in. But Catty always said that guys were easier. Just let them think they’re in control.”

482. “Flirting with other girls is a long game, a drawn-out con of longing, and guessing, toeing the edge of a pool before finally, sometimes, in a moment of weakness or exasperation, flinging yourself in. But Catty always said that guys were easier. Just let them think they’re in control.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “Fear belongs to those with more to lose.”

483. “Fear belongs to those with more to lose.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “Christians worshipped an old man in the sky, and if Lila had to say which one seemed more real at the moment, she’d have to side with magic.”

484. “Christians worshipped an old man in the sky, and if Lila had to say which one seemed more real at the moment, she’d have to side with magic.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “Other people would call him sensitive, but it is more than that. The dial is broken, the volume turned all the way up. Moments of joy registered as brief, but ecstatic. Moments of pain stretched long and unbearably loud.”

485. “Other people would call him sensitive, but it is more than that. The dial is broken, the volume turned all the way up. Moments of joy registered as brief, but ecstatic. Moments of pain stretched long and unbearably loud.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “He didn’t realize how much connective tissue was made up of guilt. Without the weight of it, he feels dizzy and light.”

486. “He didn’t realize how much connective tissue was made up of guilt. Without the weight of it, he feels dizzy and light.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “Anyone who follows me online knows I have a rather fraught relationship with stories. Or rather, with bringing them to life. With holding up the whole messy beast until my arms shake and my head hurts and I know if I drop it now, before it’s ready, it will shatter, and I’ll have to sweep it up, and I’ll lose at least a few of the pieces along the way. And so, while I held up Addie’s story, so many people held up me.”

487. “Anyone who follows me online knows I have a rather fraught relationship with stories. Or rather, with bringing them to life. With holding up the whole messy beast until my arms shake and my head hurts and I know if I drop it now, before it’s ready, it will shatter, and I’ll have to sweep it up, and I’ll lose at least a few of the pieces along the way. And so, while I held up Addie’s story, so many people held up me.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “Some people keep their heart tucked so deep, they hardly know it’s there. But you, you have always worn it like a second skin. Open to the world. You feel it all. The love and pain. The joy and hope and sorrow. It will make your life harder, but it will also make it beautiful.”

488. “Some people keep their heart tucked so deep, they hardly know it’s there. But you, you have always worn it like a second skin. Open to the world. You feel it all. The love and pain. The joy and hope and sorrow. It will make your life harder, but it will also make it beautiful.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “Ignorance is only bliss if you want to get caught.”

489. “Ignorance is only bliss if you want to get caught.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “It reminded her of the sea and the night sky. It reminded her of sharp knives and stars and freedom.”

490. “It reminded her of the sea and the night sky. It reminded her of sharp knives and stars and freedom.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “Scars are not shameful, not unless you let them be. If you do not wear them, they will wear you.”

491. “Scars are not shameful, not unless you let them be. If you do not wear them, they will wear you.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “Memories are stiff, but thoughts are freer things. They throw out roots, they spread and tangle, and come untethered from their source. They are clever, and stubborn, and perhaps – perhaps – they are in reach.”

492. “Memories are stiff, but thoughts are freer things. They throw out roots, they spread and tangle, and come untethered from their source. They are clever, and stubborn, and perhaps – perhaps – they are in reach.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “She breathes life into him with every line. And with every stroke, coaxes out another story.”

493. “She breathes life into him with every line. And with every stroke, coaxes out another story.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “You’re free to leave, if you have somewhere else to go. But if you go – and now and then, girls do – you will not be welcomed back. Once a year, sometimes more, a girl pounds at the door, desperate to get back in, and that is how the others learn that it’s well and good to dream of happy lives and welcome homes, but even a grim tombstone of a place is better than the street.”

494. “You’re free to leave, if you have somewhere else to go. But if you go – and now and then, girls do – you will not be welcomed back. Once a year, sometimes more, a girl pounds at the door, desperate to get back in, and that is how the others learn that it’s well and good to dream of happy lives and welcome homes, but even a grim tombstone of a place is better than the street.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “Trouble is the looker, she’d answer. It keeps looking till it finds you. Might as well find it first.”

495. “Trouble is the looker, she’d answer. It keeps looking till it finds you. Might as well find it first.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “How can you say that with such levity?” snapped Kell, straightening. “Kell.” Rhy sat forward, elbows on his knees. “I was dead.” The words hung in the air between them. “I was dead,” he said again, “and you brought me back. You have already given me something I shouldn’t have.” A shadow flashed across his face when he said it, there and then gone. “If it were lost again,” he went on, “I would still have lived twice. This is all.”

496. “How can you say that with such levity?” snapped Kell, straightening. “Kell.” Rhy sat forward, elbows on his knees. “I was dead.” The words hung in the air between them. “I was dead,” he said again, “and you brought me back. You have already given me something I shouldn’t have.” A shadow flashed across his face when he said it, there and then gone. “If it were lost again,” he went on, “I would still have lived twice. This is all.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “She fills the room with stories, with laughter, with warmth and light.”

497. “She fills the room with stories, with laughter, with warmth and light.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “Isabelle has since become his wife, and is now ripe with her first child, and worn with all the torments that come with it.”

498. “Isabelle has since become his wife, and is now ripe with her first child, and worn with all the torments that come with it.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “Strength and weakness are tangled things,” the Aven Essen had said. “They look so much alike, we often confuse them, the way we confuse magic and power.”

499. “Strength and weakness are tangled things,” the Aven Essen had said. “They look so much alike, we often confuse them, the way we confuse magic and power.”

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V.E. Schwab Quote: “It is easier to be alone among so many people.”

500. “It is easier to be alone among so many people.”

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