To Kill a Shadow (Mistlands, #1)
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Started reading June 10, 2024
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I expect you all to take this seriously, and if you don’t, I won’t bother burying your body when you eventually die out there.”
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“I know you hate emotional crap, but I care about you.”
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I’d secretly collected them like seeds, hoping one day his hopes would take root.
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Something sacred that could be used to restore the sun to the skies.”
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am not prepared to see you all die because of an obsessed king’s rantings.”
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And you didn’t even bring enough coffee to share with everyone?”
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“You could let us indulge a little before we meet our untimely end.”
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“I suppose that cheeky mouth of yours is good for some things.”
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“I’ve just always hated the unknown.”
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“Control is an illusion, something to make us
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feel grounded and in charge of our destinies.”
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“Don’t overthink everything.
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You might be surprised by how much you’d like being out of control.
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Being al...
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chaos, and living in it is ha...
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But a girl’s gotta live a little before she kicks the bucket.”
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“Did you steal the geriatric horse on purpose?”
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Regret was the harshest of punishments.
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I’d learned that day that sometimes we have to give away pieces of
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ourselves to others we love, even if it hurts at the time.
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Without sacrificing those parts, nothing new—and possibly wonderful—coul...
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Love was nothing if not sacrifice, and for him, I’d willingly give all of myself.
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“Good sir, I am the pinnacle of obedience and respect.”
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“You’re certainly never boring.”
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Like he desires nothing more than to drown me in the Lakes of Candor.”
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“But if you enjoy my company, then you definitely can’t trust your own mind.”
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“You’re nearly as impressive as I am at turning serious situations around with pure wit and natural charm.”
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“Together, we make one almost stable individual,”
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“You are what I imagine the sun to be like,”
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How am I supposed to be thrilled to risk my life when I don’t
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even know why I’m doing it?”
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“Another thrilling mystery to solve.”
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Stretching out a hand behind me, I produced a tin mug.
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“You giving me your last cup is basically like you proclaiming your love for me.”
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“As best as could be expected, given that we slept on rocks.
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As a rule, we only talked about the dead once we weren’t in danger of death ourselves.
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could never count on people, but books…they don’t lie or betray you.”
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You all just love to find anything and everything to bicker about.
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The mind can be the sharpest weapon one possesses, but it can also be the blade that delivers the fatal blow.
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Before we lost another soul to this suicide mission.
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crafted silver compass, along with the wrinkled map.
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a single claw etched onto its back.
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Now we were making awkward small talk.
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“You make a decent pillow,”
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“Life is too damn
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depressing not to find joy anywhere you can.
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Courage is unlocking the door to your cage and taking flight.
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True bravery is burning the cage to the ground.
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This had to be the afterlife and I was dead, or I was dreaming the most wonderful dream.
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Realistically, my luck had to run out at some