Phaedra shook her head. “If your people mean no offense, they should not speak their thoughts out loud in front of their children, Tesadora. Because it will be their children who come to slaughter us one day, all because of careless words passed down by their elders who meant no harm.
Melina MarchettaI want to be sitting in front of my computer, where you can press a button to block out your junk mail. These two are my junk mail.
Melina MarchettaHis father's made us paint half this town and if we stick around any longer he'll make us paint the rest of it." -Jonah Griggs
Melina MarchettaI didn't know you had a girlfriend, Griggs." Anson Choi feigns surprise. "What's her name?" "I didn't actually catch her name," Griggs continues. "Lily," Raffaela says over her shoulder and this time I give her a sideways look. "Great to know that I'm in love with a girl with a cool name." "It's Taylor's middle name," Raffaela calls back again.
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