I don't matter here, Shane. I feel like I just don't matter. Stupid, right?" "No," he said. He sounded so gentle it broke her heart. "It's how most people feel most of the time, Claire. You've grown up being special, and this is how most people live their lives...on their own, unnoticed. And they get used to that feeling. It's just new for you.
Rachel Caine--I lifted one foot from the brackish water, and the bunny slippers were soaked and drooped pathetically. Even the fangs seemed robbed of any charm. "Don't worry," I told it. "Someone will pay for your suffering. Heavily. With screaming." I felt I should repeat it for the other slipper, in case there should be any bad feelings between the two. One should never create tension between ones's footwear. --POV is Myrnin, page 221
Rachel CaineIt is a natural stronghold for themโthey can infest this maze of iron and water like a horde of starving cockroaches, and theyโll be just as hard to anticipate and to kill in such close quarters.โ โWow,โ Shane said. โYou really know how to drum up team spirit. Did you print up Team Total Fail jerseys, too?โ Myrnin gave him an entirely crazy smile. โWould you be surprised if I had?
Rachel CaineAnd before you ask, no, you're not driving, Myrnin. I remember the last time." "That accident was not my fault." "You were the only one on the road, and the mailbox actually didn't leap out in front of you. No arguments. You sit in the back, too.
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