“You’re Linh Cinder?”
“Yes, Your High—” She bit down on her lip.
“The mechanic?”
She nodded. “How can I help you?”
Instead of answering, the prince bent down, craning his neck so that she had no choice but to meet his eyes, and dashed a grin at her. Her heart winced.
The prince straightened, forcing her gaze to follow him.
“You’re not quite what I was expecting.”
“Well you’re hardly—what I—um.” Unable to hold his gaze, Cinder reached for the android and pulled it to her side of the table. “What seems to be wrong with the android, Your Highness?”
Sayfa 19 - well you're hardly-what i-um.·Kitabı okuyor
‘Do you think you won’t live?’ asked Mary.
‘Yes,’ Colin answered coldly.
‘Do you want to live?’ asked Mary.
‘No,’ he answered crossly. ‘But I don’t want to die.’
2. Sistem'in tanımlayıcı özelliği, bu öyküde, işlemlerinin çaba gerektirmesidir ve
ana karakteristiklerinden biri de tembelliği, yani gerekenden fazla çaba sarf etmeye isteksiz oluşudur
And you love her, yes. But not too much.”
“Why do you say that?”
“Because you are not mad, or wild, or grieving! You are not roaring out to choke her with your own bare hands! Which means your soul is not too mixed up with hers. And that is good. Here is my experience. Stay away from the ones you love too much. Those are the ones who will kill you. What you want to live and be happy in the world is a woman who has her own life and lets you have yours.
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Ayrılıp ondan da kaldım bî-tâb u mecâl
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