"There was nothing particularly special about her, except that she was good with numbers, and very good at lying, and she made her home in between the pages of books."

Deception, Lying, Books, Numbers, Home

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"There was nothing particularly special about her, except that she was good with numbers, and very good at lying, and she made her home in between the pages of books."

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"She stood on the ledge of his smile and looked over the edge."

Emotion

"As Gansey led the way out, Noah said to Ronan, "I know why you're mad.Ronan sneered at him, but his pulse heaved. "Tell me then, prophet.Noah said, "It's not my job to tell other people's secrets."

Mystery

"It is the first day of November and so, today, someone will die."

Mortality

"It's rude to stare, but the great thing about staring at a sedated person is that they don't know you're doing it."

Humor

"He trailed through hallways, ducking under arms no longer there, excusing himself as he pressed through conversations long since ended."

Memory

"My whole life, I had thought that my story was, again and again: Once upon a time, there was a boy, and he had to risk everything to keep what he loved. But really, the story was: Once upon a time, there was a boy, and his fear ate him alive."

Emotion

"I remembered standing in the middle of the street in front of The Crooked Bookshelf, filled with the certainty of a future. I had heard the wolves howling behind the house and remembered how glad I had been to be human."

Remembrance

"Wie lange braucht man jeden Tag, bis man sich kennt.""How long it takes us, each day, to know each other."

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"You're asking me to define an abstract concept that no one has managed to explain since time began. You sort of sprang it on me," Gansey said. "Why do we breathe air? Because we love air? Because we don't want to suffocate. Why do we eat? Because we don't want to starve. How do I know I love her? Because I can sleep after I talk to her. Why?"

Intuition

"They didn't need the words, if they were willing to be silent long enough to learn to speak without them."

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