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"I woke to darkness." - Silver Shadows
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"When Velveteen Monroe pictured Bonesaw's house - and she did, more often that could be considered healthy -blood striped the paint a muddy reddish-brown, internal organs floated in jars of formaldehyde, and great big taxidermy crows leered from branches that twisted from the wall like palsied arms." ~ Velveteen
The first week of August hangs at the very top of summer, the top of the live-long year, like the highest seat of a Ferris-wheel when it pauses in its turning.- Tuck Everlasting
The day we officially graduate from college is nothing like how it's depicted in movies. ~ Sweet Filthy Boy
"He began his new life standing up, surrounded by cold darkness and stale, dusty air." - The Maze Runner
"It is the end of a summer afternoon and the sun will be setting soon, our favorite part of the day." ~ Shug
"He began his new life standing up, surrounded by cold darkness and stale, dusty air." ~ The Maze Runner
'Not for the first time, an argument had broken out over breakfast at number four, Privet Drive. - Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets!
Bingo Brown had told his mom that he was bored and needed new challenges, and he was now on his way to the laundromat to wash his family's clothes. - Bingo Brown's Guide to Romance
The Klanners drove to New Kirkham in jeeps, vans and trucks, which they parked in the town's main square. - Clans
It began with short little jogs, and then I moved on to 5ks, 10ks, half marathons, full marathons, triathlons, and eventually ultra marathons. - The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances
Even though I only live four minutes away from my school, I'm often late. - The Brilliant World of Tom Gates
"Back in the day, I had this plan for the off chance that I was around for the whole end-of-the-world thing." ~ Opposition
The hair on the back of my neck prickles even before I spot him rounding the corner ahead.- Born of Illusion
The shackles binding my arms and legs to the chair scour my blistered skin to a bloody mush.- Violins of Autumn
Though often I look for one, I finally had to admit that there could be no cure for Paris.- The Paris Wife
"Scarlet was descending toward the alley behind the Rieux Tavern when her portscreen chimed from the passenger seat, followed by an automated voice: 'Comm received for Mademoiselle Scarlet Benoit from the Toulouse Law Enforcement Department of Missing Persons.'" - Scarlet
"Moments after receiving the worst news of my life, I drive into the middle of a massacre." ~ Larger Than Life
If I believed in the devil, I'd give him credit for the shift whistle at the Gochan One factory.- Of Metal and Wishes
Sometimes even other people's failures can taste like shame in the back of your throat.- The Lonesome Young
Everyone my age remembers where they were and what they were doing when they first heard about the contest. - Ready Player One
"TEB YEARS EARLIER:I sit on the itchy couch and stare at Mommy's eyes, wishing for them to open." ~ Sleep No More
I bear a deep red stain that runs from my left shoulder down to my right hip, a trail left by the herbwitches poison as she tried to expel me from her womb, the fact I survived means one thing, I have been sired by death himself
There is one mirror in my house ~Divergent
A circle of children surround me, their bright faces turned upward, as if eagerly awaiting the cascading lights of a fireworks show.- Born of Deception
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