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I Hate Being Awake At Three In The Morning. It Is The Godforsaken Heart Of Darkness When The Body Runs Slow, And The Brain Runs Slower, And All You Want To Do Is Sleep. But I Had Promises To Keep, And Miles To Go Before I Could Sleep. Or At Least A Couple Of Miracles To Perform Before I Could Go To Bed.

-Laurell K. Hamilton

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I Hate Being Awake

Laurell K. Hamilton

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I Hate Being Awake At Three In The Morning. It Is The Godforsaken Heart Of Darkness When The Body Runs Slow, And The Brain Runs Slower, And All You Want To Do Is Sleep. But I Had Promises To Keep, And Miles To Go Before I Could Sleep. Or At Least A Couple Of Miracles To Perform Before I Could Go To Bed.

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I Had Been Downright Paranoid All Afternoon, Aware Of Everyone Near Me. By The Time I Went For The Car, My Neck And Shoulders Were Knotted Into One Painful Ache. The Most Frightening Thing I'd Seen All Afternoon Had Been The Prices On The Designer Clothing.

Richard Was A Riddle With No Answer, And I Was Tired Of Playing A Game I Couldn't Win.

Not Knowing A Thing Is Not Ignorance. Feigning Knowledge You Don't Have Can Be--sholto

I Don't Have A Master. I'm Not Sure If I Have An Equal.

Never Look Back; Something Is Always Gaining On You.

Knock Your Bad Self Out.

It Was As If The Power And Loneliness Of The Vampires' World Had Combined With The Group Oriented Puppy-pile World Of The Shapeshifters And Made Something New.

Be Nice, Be Nice, Until It's Time To Stop Being Nice, Then Destroy Them.

That Disapproving Look Was Back In Her Eyes. Her Teacher Face. The One That Could Make You Squirm From Ten Paces, Even If You Were Innocent. And I Hadn't Been Innocent For Years.

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