“If she'd known she was going to die at his hands, she would have dressed up.”
Source: The Darkest Part of the Forest
“If she was going to die, she might as well die sarcastic.”
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Holly Black
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The Coldest Girl in Coldtown
Source: The Coldest Girl in Coldtown
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