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Impressive deduction,_ Ryan murmured. __ou certainly look deeper than most._ He brushed back a strand of my hair, and I screwed my eyes shut. He was doing this on purpose. __ut let me give you some advice._ His lips were right next to my ear. __ wouldn__ peer too far. Even the clearest window can cast back your own reflection.

Failure is blessing wrapped in the clothing of curse.

In my recollection, there have been many places and people I have been both blessed and cursed to know. Much joy and heartache can come from immortality, for loneliness can be lethal. I have unfortunately witnessed many I cared for, both mortal and not, perish. I have never been able to own anything that was truly mine. Once, I possessed everything, but many moons have come since that time. -- Sacha Borishauski

Ryan, if you abandon me here, I will have no choice but to tell your father,_ Navinka cut in. __ou don__ want Aronzo and his men prowling after you again._ She gave a stretch. __ can inform Lord Glenford we are joining my father in Dragonvale. The East Pass is a safe route. He will not insist on sending a further escort._ She flashed a deadly smile. __ can make your life easier or more difficult. I leave the choice to you.

Adam glanced at me. His grin was back. I__ forgotten how easily he could wind me up.__ou know, Eliza,_ he said, __aybe you__e missing something here.___ou__e going to be missing a few teeth if you don__ explain yourself,_ I growled.

So why hadn__ he confronted me? Why hadn__ he torn through my lies and forced me to own up that I__ caught him in a Binding? It wasn__ like he could just brush this off. And that smile before he left, as if he__ been pulling my leg to see my reaction_I shook my head. Ryan was certainly providing his fair share of riddles. There was the tiny possibility he was still clueless and was just teasing me, but I doubted anyone could be that naïve. Even him. My mind began to tick over, desperate for an answer. Only one other thing stuck out in his behaviour. Maybe he was going for a fair exchange strategy. He wouldn__ question my secrets, in the hope I wouldn__ question his.Now that was naïve.

My heart almost vaulted out of my chest. I was snuggled against Ryan__ shoulder. We were burrowed under the cloak and sleeping bag, and my hand rested on his cheek, about to swat the stray hair that had fallen over my face. This wouldn__ have been so bad, if not for one tiny detail.Ryan was awake.

I remained silent, adrift in a torrent of mixed feelings. The Binding urged me to curl up in his embrace, to lose myself in his scent and surrender to his lips again; however, my own thoughts begged me to turn away. I didn__ know what to do. I couldn__ deny there was something between Ryan and me, but what? It was the curse!It had always been the curse_

If you're brave enough to love, and forgive, and call up the factofabulous memories... there's no curse in the world that has any power over you.

Truly, a life in constant pain is the life of the damned.

To some believers, being on the pill or using a condom is a nonverbal way of telling God to go to hell.

He who knows everything about the future must surely be a cursed person! Because life is beautiful if you do not know what life will bring you!

Pandora's Box could not be unopened, no one could return to Eden.

When you keep hitting walls of resistance in life, the universe is trying to tell you that you are going the wrong way. It's like driving a bumper car at an amusement park. Each time you slam into another car or the edge of the track, you are forced to change direction.

Blessings Are Immeasurable"You can lose A child Or a parent,The love of your life,A good job,A game,A deal,A bet,An idea,Your favorite thing,Money,Your best friend,A moment,An opportunity,A chance,Your keys,Your mind,Your health,Your identity,Your virginity,Your religion,Your shirt,Your license,ID or Passport, Phone or phone number,Hope,Faith,Luck,Your pride,Or your house,And feel like You've lost everything,And keep on losing. Stop Counting your losses,And start counting your Blessings. Only then will you discover That losses are always easier to point out and count Than blessings. And that your blessings will always outnumber Your losses, For they are truly Immeasurable.It is only normal thatPeople count losses with Their minds,And ignoreTo count blessingsWith the graciousnessOf their hearts.

Making God a man is the consolation prize that our forefathers gave themselves for not being the ones who were each blessed with a vagina.

Some people would not be dead if they have not gotten the things or people they had prayed for.

Nothing is as irritating to a shy man as a confident girl.