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“ you’re going to be a great man/woman, ____. a very great man/woman. ”
“ i never remember nice dreams ; only the bad ones stick. ”
“ peculiars don’t have past lives. we live them all at once. ”
“ what’re you going to do, pollinate it to death ? ”
“ (s)he/it/they was/were stolen, but we stole her/him/it/them back ! ”
“ sometimes i can’t decide whether you’re completely mad or some sort of miracle — though i’m starting to think it’s the latter. ”
“ i believe in you, ___. i haven’t known you too long, but i feel i know your heart, and it’s a strong, true thing —a peculiar heart— and i trust you. ”
“ in battle you don’t aim for the enemy’s pinky toe first — you stab him right through the heart ! ”
“ people are much less likely to notice my hand in their pockets when dinner’s just exploded in their faces. ”
“ the future is my specialty, madam/sir. let me show you how it’s done ! ”
“ sometimes i think that boy/girl is part machine. flesh on the outside, metal on the inside. ”
“ ah, come on. where’s your peculiar spirit this morning ? ”
“ my kingdom for a pack of fresh underwear ! ”
“ why are we so small, then, if we used to be giants ? ”
“ to quote a famous peculiar: ‘at the heart of nature’s mystery lies another mystery.’ ”
“ bless your tender soul ! ”
“ and now look at you — impaling monstrous creatures right through their leaky eyeballs. ”
“ the day i met her, that’s what i call my birthday. the day i met my true mum. ”
“ you’re awfully picky for a refugee. ”
“ london ! the finest refuse available anywhere ! ”
“ london ! where even the rats wear top hats ! ”
“ london: where every day’s a holiday…for the trash man ! ”
“ do you ever find yourself climbing into an open grave during a bombing raid and just wish you’d stayed in bed ? ”
“ if you don’t find ____, i will personally roast you on a pit. ”
“ it isn’t a proper holiday until we’ve plumbed every available sewer. ”
“ if the clothes aren’t moth-eaten, they’re patched with clashing fabrics ! i am so weary of looking like a street urchin. ”
“ street urchins blend. little gents in top hats do not. ”
“ i’ve told you time and again, never talk to normals ! ”
“ i find this contagion of optimism positively flabbergasting. ”
“ doom and gloom ! ruin and ruination ! i think you’d be happy if the world came to an end tomorrow, just so you could say i told you so ! ”
“ i am very glad to meet you too, dear(s), but you must come inside at once ; it isn’t safe out here. ”
“ when you say remedies, do you mean your solutions, your infusions, or your suspensions ? ”
“ we’re not trying to save the whole world. just all of peculiardom. ”
“ you’ll make fine additions to our army. ”
“ of late, i’ve heard a great many worst-case scenarios presented. but i haven’t heard a single argument laid for the best-case scenario. ”
“ i wouldn’t follow you off a sinking ship. ”
“ to fight is the only honorable thing. ”
“ there’s honor in survival, too. ”
“ don’t tease me. i bite. ”
“ everyone thinks i’m a coward. this is my chance to prove them wrong. ”
“ if some fight and some stay behind, i’ll protect whoever stays. protecting’s always been my vocation. ”
“ you made a promise, and you’ve kept it. and now that’s over, and it’s time for you to go home. ”
“ it’s my own fault. i should never have kissed you. perhaps i made you believe something that wasn’t true. ”
“ i care about you very much. that’s why i can’t watch you throw your life away for nothing. ”
“ asking you to leave was the hardest thing i’ve ever had to do. ”
“ i’m leaving. when this is all over, i’m going back home. ”
“ i’m glad you came around. i don’t think i’d have had the strenght to ask again. ”
“ i wish there were a world where we could be together in peace. ”
“ i suppose we were too busy surviving. ”
“ if you never hear from us again, well, one day you’ll be able to tell our story. you can tell your kids about us. or your grandkids. and we won’t entirely be forgotten. ”
“ don’t fight the pain, that’s the key. ”
“ you are more than me, ____. you are more than i ever was. ”
“ no, ____. i’m peculiar. ”
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