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  1. Nancy Farmer _ The House of the Scorpion

    As for asking Tam Lin, Matt didn't know how to bring up the subject. By the way, is anyone planning to cut me up into T-bone steaks? Even more terrifying was the bodyguard's possible answer: You hit the nail on the head there, laddie. I always said you were bright as a button.
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  2. Nancy Farmer _ The Lord of Opium

    humans are endlessly stupid and greedy.
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  3. Nancy Farmer _ The Lord of Opium

    I could do it," Listen boasted. "Show me how and I could run the whole damn planet." "You can't even reach the on button," said Cienfuegos.
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  4. Nancy Farmer _ The Lord of Opium

    Oh, yes he does. He's a scientist, and they know everything. Religion is crap," declared Listen."You're the most obnoxious little brat I've ever met.""Both of you be quiet,
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  5. Nancy Farmer _ The Lord of Opium

    You get used to being evil.
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  6. Nancy Farmer _ The House of the Scorpion

    Scar tissue had formed a knot on the bottom of his foot. He inspected the writing frequently-PROPERTY OF THE ALACRÁN ESTATE-but the scar had sliced through the tiny lettering. It was more difficult to make out the words.
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  7. Nancy Farmer _ The Sea of Trolls

    He had no more control over his life than a dog on a chain, but caring for Lucy made him feel…well…strong.
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  8. Nancy Farmer _ The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm

    If you squat on a path, you'll get boils on your backside.
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  9. Nancy Farmer _ The Lord of Opium

    For purely selfish reasons, the old man had preserved what the rest of the world had destroyed.
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  10. Nancy Farmer _ The Lord of Opium

    It isn't healthy to care for someone who can never love you back.
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  11. Nancy Farmer _ The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm

    I am one for whom dangers are play- thingsOne who empties men of their strength as a nut from its shell The charms you use I chop up for relish on my porridgeBeware! I am a deadly mambaWrestler of legendsA hive of hornetsA man among men
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  12. Nancy Farmer _ The House of the Scorpion

    When you're small, you can choose which way to grow. If you're kind and decent, you grow into a kind and decent man. The idea that if you were mean, you might stay mean forever had never occurred to him.
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