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  1. Maile Meloy _ The Apothecary

    He who delays the hour of living rightly is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out.
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  2. Maile Meloy _ The Apothecary

    Whenever we tamper with natural laws, there are consequences," the count said. "The larger the disruption, the larger the consequence.
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  3. Maile Meloy _ The Apothecary

    We have to think of a question that we wouldn't otherwise want to answer.'He stood over the pot, looking down at the leaves. 'Something like, Who do you fancy?''That might work,' I said, even though it was the last question I wanted to answer. But it was impossible, suddenly, to tell a lie.Benjamin took a deep sniff over the steam and turned to me. 'All right,' he said. 'So who do you fancy?'I hesitated. 'Fancy means like, right?' I said stalling.'Of course.'I gritted my teeth against the answer coming out. but I couldn't stop myself. 'You,' I said helplessly.
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  4. Maile Meloy _ The Apothecary

    To be a kid is to be invisible and to listen, and to interpret things that aren't necessarily meant for you to hear--because how else do you find out about the world?"
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