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"Her gaze travels back to the lie twisted in a tempest of mud and blood. She witnesses the culmination of her recklessness through a curved lens. Absorbed in life uncoiling, unaware of the world beyond this ridge. His light hair, darkened by rain. His stiff shoulders, full of pain. The vision poisoned with truth. With rust-stained hues."
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"Taking no chances means wasting your dreams.."

"Everyone was willing to take some small risk to lessen the damage of their ambition and disorder and lawlessness."

"Risk is a part of God's game, alike for men and nations."

"Jumping out of a perfectly good air plane is like driving through life without a good set of brakes."

"For there are two reasons why human beings face danger calmly: they may have no experience of it, or they may have means to deal with it: thus when in danger at sea people may feel confident about what will happen either because they have no experience of bad weather, or because their experience gives them the means of dealing with it."

"Doing what's right is no guarantee against misfortune."

"Well, when you're trying to create things that are new, you have to be prepared to be on the edge of risk."
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"I'm not your boyfriend! I snapped, trying to gently move her hands away from my body.'How can you say that? Sara asked in horror.'It's shockingly effortless, I replied. 'My vocal chords vibrate, and my mouth and tongue articulate. I can even do it without thinking. I had to remind myself to stay calm, and sarcasm was the best way to do that.'When are you going to give me a key to your house so I don't have to knock like some guest? Sara asked, coming at me again.I backed away. 'How about never? Is never good for you?Sara, undeterred, said, 'You're the reason I go to therapy on Fridays.'The plot thickens! Gabby exclaimed for comedic relief."

"To see someone you love in so much pain-especially emotional pain that can't be remedied-was the worst form of torture."

"It took me several minutes to persuade myself to watch the news. During which time I gave myself a stern talking to. That turned into me considering a local pub that would be the perfect place to drown my sorrows in a barrel of tequila, though after much introspection, I scratched the idea just to avoid needless drunken embarrassment. Then, admittedly, I contemplated pouncing Andrew for another steamy romp session. Despite its proven potency to assuage stress and tension, I decided now was not the time to indulge in explosive sexcapades."

"She draws back, yet refuses to lose skin contact. Golden light flickers across his face. He is the night, the stars. His soul shines so brightly, she could pour it into a jar, and it'd be as bright as the sun."

"What's with savage humans always wanting to cannibalize us? Jaden asks as she runs past Summer to check for any more of the Tainted around the corner.'They want to suck your blood, Rob says in a Romanian accent.Jaden snorts. Too bad humor won't help them out of this mess."

"I think I found your vampire, Andrew said, except this time he wasn't so amused.However, Gabriella was, her smile huge as she laughed, the sound a trill in the densely packed cold air.'You think this is funny? The words came out surly, but Andrew couldn't stop his lips from twitching over her amusement.'I thought they'd be bigger, she said, stifling another round of giggles. 'Are you okay?'Just a flesh wound."

"If this is where you ask me to run around in my birthday suit, I'm not entirely comfortable with that, I said, smirking."

"Her thoughts pulsated through him, frantic, desperate, pleading for him to stay behind.'I won't-can't, he murmured. 'If you're going, so am I.She exhaled a laborious sigh and flung her arms around his neck; her warm breath fanned over his skin as she tightened her grip. 'If you die, Andrew, I'll track you across multiple dimensions just to say I warned you, she cautioned, voice tender."

"Maybe the Society was right all along. From the very beginning, that's what they called her. A time bomb.Tick, tick, tick."
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