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30 December 2009 - 11:36 p.m.

Could You Repeat That? XCIX
Favorite Lines of Recent Reads

"Babes in the Woods," The Best American Magazine Writing 2008, Caitlin Flanagan
I'm not old because I like to peek into people's private lives; I'm old because I feel guilty about it.

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood, Marjane Satrapi
I wanted to be a prophet...because our maid did not eat with us. Because my father had a Cadillac. And, above all, because my grandmother's knees always ached.

The Middleman: The Doomsday Armaggedon Apocalypse, Javier Grillo-Marxuach and Hans Beimler
WENDY: You wanna make me the star in your little homemade hentai fanvid, suit yourself, but stop wasting my time with the monologues.

You're So Vein, Christine Warren
"There is never a true equity of power between individuals, but we learn that we can trust those close to us not to abuse their strengths."

"Robber Bride," Huntress, Marjorie M Liu
You had to keep reminding people of what was yours, until the knowing went so deep that it twined and twisted into the fabric of a place.

Touch of Darkness, C.T. Adams & Cathy Clamp
"Your confessions are always. . .interesting."
I supposed that was one way of looking at it.

The Paris Letter, Jon Robin Baitz, x2
ANTON. You think I can't fall in love? I could fall in love with you if that weren't — so damn fraught.

The Ice Princess (novella), Elizabeth Hoyt
"It sounds like too much thought for what is merely a game."
"A game is what one makes of it," he said softly.

The President's Daughter, Ellen Emerson White
So, protestations overruled, Meg found herself sitting on the stage on Monday afternoon, quite certain that she was going to throw up. Her kingdom for a fire drill.

Empire of Bones, Liz Williams
"No one comes 'just to visit,' Rakhi. Everyone comes to take. Everyone comes to use."

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