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What happened?" he demanded. "I heard an explosion!"
"Yeah.That was me. I set the boat alight."
"What?"
"I set fire to the boat."
"But we're on the boat!"
"I know.
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Anthony Horowitz (Skeleton Key (Alex Rider #3))
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He looked from the phone to the unconscious figure of the Salesman. "What did you do to him?" he asked.
"He got the wrong number," Alex said.
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Anthony Horowitz (Skeleton Key (Alex Rider #3))
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Do you know what my mother said?" Turner asked. "She told me there's no doorway the devil doesn't know. He's always waiting to stick his foot in. I never really believed her until tonight
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Leigh Bardugo (Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1))
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Turner rested his gloved hands on the steering wheel. βI'm pretty sure when my mother was talking about the devil, she had you in mind.β
βI'm a delight.
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Turner twisted in his seat to give her a long stare. "You don't always have to come out swinging. What are you so angry at?"
Alex felt an irritating jolt of embarrassment. "Everything." she muttered, gazing at the fogged-up windshield.
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Iβll get the whiteboard,β said Dawes. βIs it a magical whiteboard?β asked Turner sourly. Dawes cast him a baleful look. βAll whiteboards are magical.
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Leigh Bardugo (Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1))
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You have to be kidding,' Turner exclaimed. 'He's a loaded weapon.'
'He's barely a squirt gun.
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Leigh Bardugo (Hell Bent (Alex Stern, #2))
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Donβt die. Try not to be an asshole,β Turner said. βThatβs the oath. Letβs get on with it.
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Leigh Bardugo (Hell Bent (Alex Stern, #2))
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My mouth hasn't shut up about you since you kissed it. The idea that you may kiss it again is stuck in my brain, which hasn't stopped thinking about you since before any kiss.
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Alex Turner
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I can't tell if wanting you is selfish or stupid.
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Alex Rosa (Emotionally Compromised)
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Be cruel to me , cause I'm a fool for you.
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Alex Turner
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Do you know what my mother said?β Turner asked. βShe told me thereβs no doorway the devil doesn't know. He's always waiting to stick his foot in. I never really believed her until tonight.
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Leigh Bardugo (Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1))
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Is it a magical whiteboard?β asked Turner sourly. Dawes cast him a baleful look. βAll whiteboards are magical.
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Leigh Bardugo (Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1))
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When I die have Jamie Cook sing at my funeral so my death will be the second most tragic event.
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Alex Turner
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Do you know what my mother said?β Turner asked. βShe told me thereβs no doorway the devil doesnβt know. Heβs always waiting to stick his foot in. I never really believed her until tonight.
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Leigh Bardugo (Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1))
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He grabs my face, watching my watering eyes. "No, no, I knew you wouldn't let me go without a fight. It was just going to take some time. I'd do the same for you. In a way, I hope that someday maybe I can save your life."
I laugh, trying my damnedest not to kiss him. It's simple, isn't it? "Jeremy, you already have.
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Alex Rosa (Emotionally Compromised)
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That's the truth. I didn't kill Gabriel. He killed me.
All I did was pull the trigger.
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Alex Michaelides (The Silent Patient)
Anthony Horowitz (Ark Angel (Alex Rider #6))
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Something in your magnetism must have pissed them off
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Alex Turner
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Don't believe the hype.
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Where's Darlington"? Turner asked.
"Spain"
"Spain?" For the first time, Turner's mild expression gave way.
"Study abroad."
"And he left you in charge?"
"Sure did."
"He must have a lot of faith in you."
"Sure does." Alex flashed him her most winning grin, and for a second she thought Detective Turner might smile back, because it took a con to know a con. But he didn't. He'd had to be careful for too long.
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The Colourama in your eyes,It takes me on a moonlight drive"
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βWhat came first the chicken or the dickhead?β
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"Been wondering if your heartβs still open and if so I wanna know what time it shutsβ
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βBaby we both know / That the nights were mainly made for saying things that you canβt say tomorrow dayβ
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"Satisfaction feels like a distant memory"
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"Whatever people say i am, that's what i'm not
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admirable effort, Alex,β she said, βbut your exclusive association with adults is what led to your unfortunate defeat. Even Jesus commanded His disciples to hang out with kids. Now you know why.
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James Houston Turner (Dragon Head (Aleksandr Talanov thriller, #4))
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Alex felt her forehead lengthen.
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Patrick Logan (Tell Me What You've Done (Striker and Frost, #2))