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Even if you haven't had the exclusivity conversation, they're still going to be mad if they find out you're dating someone they know and you haven't m...more

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And I remind you of your mother now? I have got to look into a manlier cologne.

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I love round tables," said Magnus brightly. "They suit me so much better than square.

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You might want to lie down," Magnus advised. "I find that it helps when the crushing sense of horrible realization sets in.

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Has there ever been an Inquisitor who didn't die a horrible death?" Simon wondered out loud. " It's like being the drummer in Spinal Tap.

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Goodness, that stuff rips like paper,” she exclaimed, reaching to pull her tank top off. She was halfway through the action when the door opened and A...more

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Scrawny little mundane bastard.

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Jessamine blew out her cheeks in exasperation. "I think you ought to let me take poor Tessa into town to get some new clothes. Otherwise, the first ti...more

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I suspect he's sweet on Sophie and doesn't like to see her work too hard.'Tessa was glad to hear it. She'd felt awful about her reaction to Sophie's s...more

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Eggs," said Henry dreamily, looking at his plate. "I do love eggs. I could eat them all day.

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One cannot judge a man for the sins of his family.

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He has become a worm. That is what I am telling you.""I don't suppose it would be possible," said Henry into the silence, "to, er, step on him?

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Sophie," he said, and when she gave him a stern look, he took a hasty swig of the posset. “Miss Collins. I have not yet had a chance to properly apolo...more

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On a Tuesday they were we, and by Friday they were dead and they buried them in the courtyard side by side, oh, my love, and they buried them dies by ...more