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“The thought comes to be unbidden, that I am looking at what I was made from. Snow and sticks. Sticks and snow. Not a real girl. A paper doll of a child, to play with, then rip up and throw away.”

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Book:The Stolen Heir

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The Stolen Heir

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Holly Black, born on November 10, 1971, is a renowned fantasy fiction writer from the United States. Her works are known for their unique imagination and profound emotional depth, which have won her a large fan base. more

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“I don't want to be a creature, shaped by their hands and quickened with their blood. Something made like a doll, from snow and sticks. An assemblage of parts, stranger even than the sluagh.”

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“I reach out my hand to the fire. Since I was formed of snow, I wonder if I will melt. I hold my fingers close enough to burn, but all that happens when I snatch them back is that the tips are reddened and they sting.”

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“Focus, Blake! Everything will fall into place. What would I have if I lost this case? I'd have nothing, no one—same as before.”

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“I couldn't be the child that they had loved. Not after everything that happened to me. Not after learning that I am made of sticks and snow.”

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“In the water is a boat carved in the shape of a cormorant. At the front, the long curve of its neck makes it appear rampant, and the wings rise on either side, protecting those resting in the hull. It's beautifully made, and if I squint, I can see that it's also magical.”

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“Anticipation whispers through the trees, like an indrawn breath. Urging me on.”

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“No one in chains could ever truly love you.' He glares. 'Do you expect me to believe you know anything about love?' The truth of that hits like a blow.”

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“It would be better to disconnect from everything, to float free from my body, to be nothing in an endless night of nothing.”

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“Mortals are liars,' the Unseelie queen says with a snort. 'That doesn't mean everything they say is a lie,' I return.”

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“It doesn't feel good exactly, to be in danger, but it does feel good to be the cause of events rather than being swept along into them.”

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