Magic ran between them like a current, a cord, and he wondered who she would have been if she’d stayed in Grey London. If she’d never picked his pocket, never held the contents ransom for adventure.
Maybe she would never have discovered magic.
Or maybe she would have simply changed her world instead of his.


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It hurts,” he whispered.
“What does?” asked Kate.
“Being. Not being. Giving in. ...
VICTORIA SCHWAB
They don't have IT departments. Whatever you build cannot be overly complex.
DAN SCHWAB
President Bush spoke of the risks of economic isolation and the critical importance of American comp...
SUSAN SCHWAB
The immediate temptation would have been to cancel our Forum in Egypt next month, but for the sake o...
KLAUS SCHWAB
Because caring was a thing with claws. It sank them in, and didn't let go. Caring hurt more than a k...
VICTORIA SCHWAB
Nelson Mandela understood that social transformation and economic transformation go hand in hand.
KLAUS SCHWAB
The driver of the car wrecked into a tree, then took off. We made the apprehension at Maple Canyon a...
BETTY SCHWAB
They were able to load some stuff in the car and I don't know what property was taken.
BETTY SCHWAB
There's a huge market for copper, aluminum. There's a market in the foreign countries for that, so t...
BETTY SCHWAB
As a tool to investigate people, we have a lot more hoops to jump through than just you wanting to p...
BETTY SCHWAB
Really, in the whole scheme of things, (these cases are) rare. Hopefully, the churches, whoever hire...
BETTY SCHWAB
We often hear people talk about the concept of 'uberization,' where a new technology complet...
KLAUS SCHWAB
It's been a good season. We're the only team practicing in North Dakota.
DUANE SCHWAB
The key issue is the shift of the centre of gravity from the West to the East, the rise of China and...
KLAUS SCHWAB
The large seat is needed so the operator can control it. Put an extra person on there, and it interf...
CHUCK SCHWAB
I think it is very clear that we are not going to have a successful outcome for the Doha Round, unle...
SUSAN SCHWAB
New technologies, however remarkable they might seem, are fundamentally just tools made by people fo...
KLAUS SCHWAB
―Self-righteousness,- Victor said. But when Sydney looked confused, he added, ―He heals. It‘s ...
VICTORIA SCHWAB
We have chosen China for our Global Industry Summit because we believe that China is well positioned...
KLAUS SCHWAB
Her goal is to be a champion tennis player. She's a former No. 1 junior player in the world. She con...
DAVID SCHWAB
I have probably purchased fifty 'hot tips' in my career, maybe even more. When I put them al...
CHARLES SCHWAB
I want to believe that there's more. That we could be more. Hell, we could be heroes.
VICTORIA SCHWAB
Da used to say that lies were easy, but trust was hard. Trust is like faith: it can turn people into...
VICTORIA SCHWAB
Lying is easy. But it’s lonely.
VICTORIA SCHWAB
Technology is going to revolutionize almost every sector, leading to the demise of many traditional ...
KLAUS SCHWAB
There's a difference between fear and paralysis. And I've learned that I don't have to "grow up" to ...
VICTORIA SCHWAB
Be lost. Give up. Give In. in the end It would be better to surrender before you begin. be lost. Be ...
VICTORIA SCHWAB
Sing you a song and steal your soul.
VICTORIA SCHWAB
Doubt is like a current you have to swim against, one that saps your strength.
VICTORIA SCHWAB
When I was 14, I did all kinds of different odd jobs. I had a chicken farm, had an ice cream operati...
CHARLES SCHWAB
We can talk in the abstract about what a rebuilt New Orleans would look like. In the end that is not...
JIM SCHWAB
Well," I ask, leaning over him, "do you wish to stay?"
"I do."
"And why is that, Cole?" I ...
VICTORIA SCHWAB
Europe has never had a single or unified voice in world affairs: a common foreign policy. It has oft...
KLAUS SCHWAB
I frankly think we in the financial service world believe we need appropriate kinds of regulations. ...
CHARLES SCHWAB
Victor wondered about lots of things. He wondered about himself (whether he was broken, or special, ...
VICTORIA SCHWAB
The paper called Eli a hero. The word made Victor laugh. Not just because it was absurd, but because...
VICTORIA SCHWAB
The moments that define lives aren't always obvious. They don't always scream LEDGE, and nine times ...
VICTORIA SCHWAB
Victor was naturally quiet, but even more so under pressure, which gave his peers the distinct impre...
VICTORIA SCHWAB
Like everything was real, but nothing mattered.
VICTORIA SCHWAB
I don’t want to be forgotten.
VICTORIA SCHWAB
There were some people you had to stay away from, people who poisoned everything in reach. Then ther...
VICTORIA SCHWAB
Did you know that when you take away a person's fear of pain, you take away their fear of death? You...
VICTORIA SCHWAB
I watch you, and it's like watching two people.
VICTORIA SCHWAB
―We could be dead- said Eli.
―That‘s a risk everyone takes by living.
VICTORIA SCHWAB
Victor didn't want to run while Eli was busy trying to fly.
VICTORIA SCHWAB
Picking the best solution really depended on your definition of best.
VICTORIA SCHWAB
The world resists, when you break its rules.
VICTORIA SCHWAB
If Eli really was a hero, and Victor meant to stop him, did that make him a villain?

He t...
VICTORIA SCHWAB
There are no good men in this game.
VICTORIA SCHWAB
All Eli had to do was smile. All Victor had to do was lie. Both proved frighteningly effective.
VICTORIA SCHWAB
The results don't mean we Germans can just show up at the Olympics and pick up our medals -- but onc...
THOMAS SCHWAB
He wondered about himself (whether he was broken, or special, or better, or worse) and about other p...
VICTORIA SCHWAB
Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books.
VICTORIA SCHWAB
As the physical, digital, and biological worlds continue to converge, new technologies and platforms...
KLAUS SCHWAB
As the novelty of wearable tech gives way to necessity - and, later, as wearable tech becomes embedd...
KLAUS SCHWAB
What if I mess up?"

"Oh, you will. You'll mess up, you'll make mistakes, you'll break thi...
VICTORIA SCHWAB
For centuries, economic thinkers, from Adam Smith to John Maynard Keynes, have tried to identify the...
KLAUS SCHWAB
I think the biggest part (of this service) is peace of mind and knowing that you can arrive about 10...
HANS SCHWAB
As far as quality is concerned, we are very close to the feeling you experience on a private aircraf...
HANS SCHWAB
They are designed for senior management, vice-presidents of large corporations, because they are rig...
HANS SCHWAB