““Never?” he said, dismayed.
“Never,” she reiterated firmly.
He nodded, pretending to be resigned, but secretly he thought that there were always ways to get around “never.””

Source: Redemption in Indigo (2010), Chapter 17 “The Sisters in Charge, and the Trickster in Trouble” (p. 134)

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““Never?” he said, dismayed.
“Never,” she reiterated firmly.
He nodded, pretending to be resigned, but secretly he thought that there were always ways to get around “never.””