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It's time to listen to your girl. No arguing—she's smarter than you.
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Shannon Messenger (Flashback (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #7))
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Keefe shouted, "YOU GUYS HAVE TO SEE THIS!" They ran to the main room and found Keefe standing under the skylight, holding up Mr. Snuggles like it was a baby lion about to be made kind. The sparkly red dragon twinkled almost as much as Keefe's eyes as he said, "I went in to check on our boy and found him cuddling with this!
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Shannon Messenger (Neverseen (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #4))
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she'd figured out how to steer Silveny by teaching her simple commands like left and right and if you dump me into another pile of sparkly manure, I will clobber you.
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Shannon Messenger (Exile (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #2))
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The Fitzphie pizzazz, Sophie repeated, There's no such thing.
Not what that attitude, there isn't! Keefe told her.
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Shannon Messenger (Flashback (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #7))
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The fact that they're shaped like tiny elves!" Keefe said, clapping his hands before he pointed to the label. "Hang on-THEY CALL THEM 'ELF WITCHES'?"
"They do, Keefe. They do. And that's not even the best part."
"AHHHHHH LOOK AT THEIR LITTLE FACES!" Keefe shouted as he peeled back the plastic cover. "THIS IS THE GREATEST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN---EVER!"
"Greater than when you discovered Fitz slept with Mr. Snuggles?" Sophie had to ask.
"Um. YEAH. They have names, Foster. NAMES!" He held up one of the cookies and pointed to the name tag the little elf was holding. "This one's Ernie! AHHHH AND THIS ONE IS FAST EDDIE!" he said, snatching a different cookie. "And this one is Bickets! And Elwood! I don't know who named these guys, but whoever they are, they're a genius, I tell you--a GENIUS.
- Legacy, chapter 37, page 596-97 hardcover.
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Shannon Messenger (Legacy (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #8))
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Time is a funny thing. Once it's gone, it's gone. But then it passes onto someone else.
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Shannon Messenger
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You know what's funny? We're not that different, you and I. But I didn't have a brother who stuck by me and took care of me. And it wasn't Sophie Foster and her little Black Swan buddies who showed up and brought me into a group that promised I'd be able to help them fix all our world's problems. Crazy how that goes, right?
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Shannon Messenger (Stellarlune (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #9))
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Whoa, back the t-rex up
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Shannon Messenger (Untitled (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #10))
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Time is a funny thing. Once it’s gone, it’s gone. But then it passes to someone else. You’ll do great things with it, Sophie. Wonderful, incredible things.
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Shannon Messenger (Lodestar (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #5))
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Time is a funny thing. Once it’s gone, it’s gone. But then it passes on to someone else. You’ll do great things with it. Wonderful, incredible things. I’m sorry I won’t be able to see them. But don’t let that stop you from living them. Dream. Fight. Love. Take risks. Allow yourself to be happy.
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Shannon Messenger (Lodestar (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #5))
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You have a funny definition of ‘hurt’ if you thought it was okay to turn my brother into her little Shade puppet.
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Shannon Messenger (Stellarlune (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #9))
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Across the river, a row of crystal castles glittered in the sunlight in a way that would make Walt Disney want to throw rocks at his 'Magic Kingdom
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Shannon Messenger (Keeper of the Lost Cities (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #1))
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Space was good right now.
They needed a cushion of air to hold all the angst swirling between them.
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Shannon Messenger (Nightfall (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #6))
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But Elwin was different—and not just because his treatments were gentle and he always wore funny glasses and silly tunics covered in colorful animals.
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Shannon Messenger (Flashback (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #7))
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Dex leaned in. “Um, I’m pretty sure it’s your call, since you’re the one in charge—unless you want us to choose for you. How about Lady Sophie the Reluctant?” “Very funny,” Sophie told him as Biana covered her mouth to muffle her giggle. “I kinda like Foster the Great,” Dex went on, oblivious to her annoyance—or perhaps because of it. “But I still feel like we could do better. Hmmm. Wait! I’ve got it!” He paused for a beat, dragging out the suspense before he leaned in and whispered, “The Fos-Boss.” “Ohhhhh, I like it!” Biana breathed. “I vote for that too,” Wylie added as he leaned in. “Then it’s settled,” Dex decided. “Unless you think Lady Fos-Boss is better.” “Yes!” Biana said, fighting to hold back another giggle. “That’s the winner.” Sophie gave them each her deadliest glare. “If you call me either of those things, I swear I’ll—” “And she thought she was going to have a hard time bossing us around,” Dex whispered to Biana and Wylie. “Looks like our fearless Lady Fos-Boss is a natural leader.” This time even Wylie had to muffle his laughter. “You guys are worse than Keefe,” Sophie grumbled, wondering if she could smother them with her frilly gown.
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Shannon Messenger (Legacy (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #8))
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You’re not healed,” she warned Fitz. “You’re going to need another week of recovery for that. And you’ll need to drink a vile tea every morning.” “Did you say ‘vile’?” Della asked. “Oh yeah—it’s nasty stuff. But so is getting impaled by a giant bug.” She set a jar on the table filled with seven spiky red flowers. “Steep one hollowthistle into a cup of boiling water and make him down the whole thing in one gulp. Try not to throw it up,” she told Fitz. “And no getting out of this bed except for essential things.” “So, like, a few rounds of tackle bramble?” Keefe asked. “Very funny,” Physic said. “But seriously—no. Fitz will look worse before he gets better. Just know that’s part of the process. I promise he’ll be his old self by the seventh cup.” “Can’t I just down all seven cups right now?” Fitz asked. “Not unless you want your insides to liquefy.” “Am I the only one who thinks that would be kind of cool?” Keefe asked, earning another laugh from Physic.
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Shannon Messenger (Neverseen (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #4))
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I don’t know,” Keefe jumped in. “We like Gigantor, here, and he’s pretty funny-looking.” Sandor rolled his eyes. “Ask any of my people, and you’ll find no complaints about my appearance.” “Or we could ask Grizel,” Biana suggested. She clearly meant it as a joke, but it was too close to the truth—and Sandor’s red-flushed cheeks gave him away. “You and Grizel?” Biana squealed. “Aaaah—that’s the cutest thing ever! How long have you been together?” “Since the attack at Havenfield,” Sophie said when Sandor was too busy scowling. Keefe reeled on her. “YOU KNEW GIGANTOR HAD A GIRLFRIEND AND YOU DIDN’T TELL ME?
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Shannon Messenger (Nightfall (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #6))
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Easy. You’ll say, ‘Wow, that’s the hottest Wanderling I’ve ever seen! Who knew a tree could have awesome hair?’ And then you’ll all sit under my stunning leaves and write poems about my general amazingness.” Sophie shook her head. “I can’t believe you’re trying to joke about this.” “Well, believe it, Miss F. I can joke about anything!” He nudged her with his elbow, but she refused to smile. And she hated her brain for suddenly picturing his Wanderling. But she could see it so clearly now. The tree would have yellow spiky leaves and ice blue flowers and pale bark—and it would be lopsided somehow, mirroring his crooked smirk. “The thought of you dying will never be funny,” she whispered, wishing her eyes weren’t burning.
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Shannon Messenger (Legacy (Keeper of the Lost Cities Book 8))
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Sophie stared at the crouched horse. "What if I fall?"
"We have Elwin on standby."
"Very funny.
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Shannon Messenger (Exile (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #2))
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Keefe doesn’t hit me as the Dear Diary type—though if we find one I call dibs
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Shannon Messenger (Lodestar (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #5))
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Time is a funny thing. Once it's gone, it's gone. But then it passes on to someone else.
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Shannon Messenger (Lodestar (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #5))
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Whoa, back the T-rex up!
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Shannon Messenger (Exile (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #2))
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I'm not sure. I measured everything twice, and added it in the order I was supposed to, but when I whipped it, it exploded.
Whipped it?
Yea. At first I thought it said 'whap,' but I figured I read it wrong so I whipped it
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Shannon Messenger (Keeper of the Lost Cities (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #1))