Maria V. Snyder - Eyes Quotes

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I want you to have this. He extended his hand. On his palm sat the beautiful butterfly he had carved. Silver spots on the wings glinted in the sunlight, and a silver chain hung from a small hole drilled into its body. Valek looped the necklace around my neck. When I carved this statue, I was thinking about you. Delicate in appearance, but with a strength unnoticed at first glance. His eyes met mine.

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I understood that Valek's loyalty to the Commander was without question. His blue eyes held a fierce determination and I knew in my soul that Valek would take his own life after he had taken mine.

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Run, he whispered. Run. No, Rand, I said, brushing the dirt from his face. I'm tired of running. Forgive me, please. He clutched my hand as his eyes beseeched me through tears of pain. You're forgiven. He sighed once, then stopped breathing. The shine in his brown eyes dulled. I pulled his hood over his head.

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[Janco] paused. His eyes held a distant gleam as if seeing into his past. 'My first practice was a shock. I was a cocky smart aleck—' [Opal] 'Was?' [J] 'Be quiet. I'm telling a story here.

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I found Esau's field guide at the bottom of my pack. Taking a candle into the bedroom, I read his book until my eyes grew heavy. From his vast notes, it seemed that almost every plant and tree in the jungle had a reason for existing. I caught myself wishing there was a page in his guide that had my picture on it with the reason for my existence written underneath in Esau's neat hand.

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I stepped closer to him and lowered my voice. 'If you could change one thing, what would it be?' He pulled the sheep pendant from his pocket. A question filled his eyes. I held out my hand. Riley placed it in my palm and I curled my finger around the necklace, pressing the metal into my skin.

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There's always another storm. It's the way the world works. Snowstorms, rainstorms, windstorms, sandstorms, and firestorms. Some are fierce and others are small. You have to deal with each one separately, but you need to keep an eye on whats brewing for tomorrow.

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If you don't come back to the Keep, then I'll be right. And every time you see me, I'll be insufferably smug. And how's that different from now? He laughed and I could see the young carefree boy he had been in his eyes. You've only had a small glimpse of how insufferable and annoying I can be. As the older brother, it's my birthright.

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He made a weak attempt to look innocent, but I knew better. "Should I guess how many concealed weapons you have or should I strip search you?" "A strip search is the only way to be absolutely certain." Valek's deep blue eyes danced with delight.

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