Dude, the bush is ready. Why you still beating around it?โ โIโve lived a long time, kid, and Iโve never heard anyone mutilate the English language quite like you.
Karen Marie MoningIt's so easy to lie. Whatโs even worse is how we cling to those lies. We beg for the illusion so we donโt have to face the truth, donโt have to feel alone.
Karen Marie MoningStrength wasnโt about being able to do everything alone. Strength was knowing when to ask for help and not being too proud to do it.
Karen Marie MoningIt's a strange new world out there and the rules have changed: It's every princess for herself.
Karen Marie MoningMac: "It's not the sidhe-seers." He stopped and went very still. JZB: "Who is it?" Mac: "The MacKeltars." He was silent a long moment. Then he began to laugh, softly. JZB: "Well played, Ms. Lane." Mac: "I had a good teacher." JZB: "The best. Hop on one foot, Ms. Lane." Mac and Barrons
Karen Marie MoningI couldnโt move. Itโs something Iโm still ashamed of. You always wonder how youโll handle a moment of crisis; if youโve got what it takes to fight or if youโve just been deluding yourself all along that somewhere deep inside you thereโs steel beneath the magnolia. Now I knew the truth. There wasnโt. I was all petals and pollen. Good for attracting the procreators who could ensure the survival of our species, but not a survivor myself. I was Barbie after all.
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