WINTER SPOILER - KINDA IDRK Cinder looked away. Though so much had changed between them since that night, it still felt like an ice pick in her heart when she remembered the way he'd looked at her, and his horrified words: You're even more painful to look at than she is.
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MARISSA MEYER In a moment of weakness, he craned his head and kissed her on the shoulder, where the drop of blood ... MARISSA MEYER You're a good guy, Thorne." She paused. "Well, you have your moments. MARISSA MEYER She’s our lost princess. And she’s coming home. MARISSA MEYER There was an abyss opening up between them, cutting through whatever they’d shared on the train. MARISSA MEYER Are you here for a reason, Cheshire? Why, yes, I would enjoy a cup of tea. I take mine wi... MARISSA MEYER As it so happens, Mr. Jest, I’ve sometimes come to believe as many as six impossible things before... MARISSA MEYER It meant he was sure to see Linh Cinder again. Maybe he could learn more about her then. M... MARISSA MEYER In fact,” Cinder continued, “my understanding is that, under Kai—Emperor Kai—Kaito?” She r... MARISSA MEYER Cinder has a bit of crush in him", Thorne stage-whispered. "Don't we all?" said Iko. MARISSA MEYER Crazy loves company, Sir Clay. MARISSA MEYER It's a terrible shame he's a Renegade, isn't it? Otherwise, you could have asked him to stay for din... MARISSA MEYER Scarlet and Wolf are saying gushy things in the galley," Iko said. "Normally I like gushy things, bu... MARISSA MEYER Hey, I’m not judging. I’m familiar with IT-relations. Just wait until you meet our spaceship. Sh... MARISSA MEYER An animal?" Thorne said, and she realized he'd been waiting for her to further explain what she was ... MARISSA MEYER A kiss from the Captain would probably melt my central processor.” Thorne winked at her. “... MARISSA MEYER Cress?" "It's beautiful out there." A hesitation, before, "Could you be more specific?" MARISSA MEYER And the moral of that is "Once a goldfish, forever a goldfish. MARISSA MEYER Levana knew a great deal about beauty, just as she knew a great deal about ugliness. MARISSA MEYER You can help me pick out a tiara when we’re done saving the world. MARISSA MEYER I guess it’s time.” While Cress’s thoughts continued to churn through the horrible things... MARISSA MEYER You're extra beautiful when you talk about baking. You know you're good at it, and that knowledge li... MARISSA MEYER Over everything, I choose you. MARISSA MEYER It is a dangerous thing to unbelieve something only because it frightens you.” Cath MARISSA MEYER I think I realized that I would rather die because I betrayed them, than live because I betrayed you... MARISSA MEYER Her mind emptied of everything but the gusting wind and how fragile Wolf looked in that heartbeat, l... MARISSA MEYER Wow, when you research, you really research, don't you? MARISSA MEYER Let's pick it up," the man behind her said. "How many more of the tranquilizers do you have?" "... MARISSA MEYER Come here, baby sister," she whispered, and despite the terror twisting inside Levana's stomach, her... MARISSA MEYER Maybe she truly was hideous. But so long as she could deceive everyone, what did it matter? MARISSA MEYER It's just... you never show your face, when they record you. Rumors are starting, you know. People t... MARISSA MEYER I think that burnout happens because of resentment. That notion that, 'Wow, I worked 100 hours l... MARISSA MAYER When people think about computer science, they imagine people with pocket protectors and thick glass... MARISSA MAYER I took a computer-science course to fill a prerequisite at Stanford, and I realized that every day w... MARISSA MAYER Really in technology, it's about the people, getting the best people, retaining them, nurturing ... MARISSA MAYER I think Google should be like a Swiss Army knife: clean, simple, the tool you want to take everywher... MARISSA MAYER You can't have everything you want, but you can have the things that really matter to you. MARISSA MAYER