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And hell, sometimes the best thing is to put on a black dress and become a wicked stepmother. There's power in that, if you're after power.

And hell, sometimes the best thing is to put on a black dress and become a wicked stepmother. There’s power in that, if you’re after power.
– Catherynne M Valente

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  15. A body can only deliver up the truth its bones know, Its blood, which is its history. – Catherynne M Valente
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  20. I have to know, I have to or else you will just rule me until the end of everything because you know and I do not. – Catherynne M Valente
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  22. you have to have the right sort of stone. Peridot for mothers, girasol for lovers, sapphire for sadness, and garnet for joy. – Catherynne M Valente
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  27. Memory is like that. It alters itself so that girlsare always trapped under the earth, waiting in the dark. – Catherynne M Valente
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  37. Still life is boring. Never stand still! Jumping bean life! – Catherynne M Valente
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