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  1. Daphne du Maurier _ Don't Look Now and Other

    It embarrassed her, as a child, to think that her father had fallen in love, or, if men must love, then it should have been someone else, someone dark, mysterious and profoundly clever, not an ordinary person who was impatient for no reason and cross when one was late for lunch.
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  2. Kresley Cole _ Poison Princess

    Goody Two-shoes Evie Greene got herself pickled, for true. If I'd known you were such a juvenile delinquent, I might've asked for a new history ""Juvenile delinquent? Hmm. Aren't your initials J.D.? If the shoe fits...
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  3. Paulo Coelho _ Eleven Minutes

    أنا من الأشخاص الذين يظن الجميع أنهم يملكون الأجابات عن كل شئ . والسبب أنه بقدر ما نلوذ بالصمت , نبدو أذكياء فى نظر الاخرين
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  4. J.K. Rowling _ Harry Potter and the

    How can I have hung round you for five years and not think girls are clever?
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  5. Gordon Korman _ A Semester in the Life of a

    I think you're going to like these," she said, placing the stack on the table. "The whole class spent Monday and Tuesday painting them up."Raymond and Sean lifted up the top poster and stared. ARSE PRESENTS SUPER HALLOWEEN PARTY FOOD, DRINKS, GREAT MUSICHALLOWEEN TRAMPOLINE COSTUME CONTEST FOR THE MYSTERY PRIZE DON'T MISS IT!She smiled proudly. "What do you think?""Nice," said Sean, wondering why Raymond had suddenly gone so silent and so pale.Finally Raymond found his voice. "But Ashly, why does it say" -he pointed to the top line- "that?""That? That's us. Our initials-Ashly, Raymond, Sean, and Eckerman-I couldn't remember his first name.""I get it," said Sean.Raymond was positively white. "The other kids who worked on them-they didn't-say anything about the posters? The wording maybe?""The whole class really liked them," said Ashley. "I think everyone's favorite part was the initials thing. They thought it was clever."Raymond looked up at the ceiling. "Oh, it was.
    book-quotehumorcleverinitials

  6. Garth Nix _ Superior Saturday

    As it 'appens, I am Arthur's right-hand man," said Suzy. "Or left-hand girl, I can't remember where I stood last time. Anyhow, me and Arthur is like two fingers of a gauntlet. Or at least the thumb and the little finger. I mean, I'm his top General, and all. So if I say you're in, you're in.
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  7. Diana Gabaldon _ The Fiery Cross

    What . . . fellow?" The wind was cool, but I could see sweat trickling down the back of Jamie's neck, dampening his collar and plastering the linen between his shoulders.Duff didn't answer immediately. A look of speculation flickered in his small, deep-set eyes."Don't think about it, Duff," Roger said, softly, but with great assurance. "I can reach ye from here with an oar, ken?""Aye?" Duff glanced thoughtfully from Jamie, to Roger, and then to me. "Aye, reckon ye might. But allowin' for the sake for argyment as how you can swim, MacKenzie-and even that Mr. Fraser might keep afloat-I dinna think that's true of the lady, is it? Skirts and petticoats . . ." He shook his head, pursing thin lips in speculation as he looked at me. "Go to the bottom like a stone, she would."Peter shifted ever so slightly, bringing his feet under him."Claire?" Jamie said. I saw his fingers curl tight round the oars, and heard the note of strain in his voice. I sighed and drew the pistol out from under the coat across my lap."Right," I said. "Which one shall I shoot?
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