You didn't kill him. He would have killed you, but you didn't kill him…

Tamora Pierce
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You didn't kill him. He would have killed you, but you didn't kill him. So? He was stupid. If I killed everyone who was stupid, I wouldn't have time to sleep. ✨ Tamora Pierce (2009). In the Hand of the Goddess, p.28, Simon and Schuster
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You didn't kill him. He would have killed you, but you didn't kill him. So? He was stupid. If I killed everyone who was stupid, I wouldn't have time to sleep. ✨ Tamora Pierce (2009). In the Hand of the Goddess, p.28, Simon and Schuster

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