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“There once was a girl,” he murmured, “clever and good, who tarried in shadow in the depths of the wood. There also was a King—a shepherd by his crook, who reigned over magic and wrote the old book. The two were together, so the two were the same: “The girl, the King… and the monster they became.”
― Rachel Gillig, One Dark Window

“Be wary. Be clever. Be good.”
― Rachel Gillig, One Dark Window

“The berry of rowans is red, always red. The earth at its trunk is dark with blood shed. But a Prince is a man, and a man may be bled. He came for the girl… And got the monster instead.”
― Rachel Gillig, One Dark Window

“There once was a girl,” he said, his voice slick, “clever and good, who tarried in shadow in the depths of the wood. There also was a King—a shepherd by his crook, who reigned over magic and wrote the old book. The two were together, so the two were the same: “The girl, the King, and the monster they became.”
― Rachel Gillig, Two Twisted Crowns

“There were not enough pages in all the books Elm had read, in all the libraries he’d wandered, in all the notebooks he’d scrawled, that could measure—denote or describe—just how beautiful she was.”
― Rachel Gillig, Two Twisted Crowns

“It occurs to me that I’ve been mourning two people all these years—the mother I had, and the mother I wish I had—and that neither of them was the one who kept a roof over my head.”
― Alix E. Harrow, Starling House

“I know exactly why Icarus flew so high: when you’ve spent too long in the dark, you’ll melt your own wings just to feel the sun on your skin.”
― Alix E. Harrow, Starling House

“It occurs to me that this lonely, beastly, bleeding boy is the only person who has ever fought for me, ever stood between me and the dark and told me to save myself.”
― Alix E. Harrow, Starling House

“Starling House was no longer just a house. What had begun as stone and mortar had become something more, with ribs for rafters and stone for skin. It has no heart, but it feels; it has no brain, but it dreams.”
― Alix E. Harrow, Starling House

“I figure dreams are like stray cats, which go away if I quit feeding them.”
― Alix E. Harrow, Starling House

“He is a ghost, a rumor, a story whispered after the children have gone to bed, and she was cold and hurt, all alone in the rising dark - and yet she hadn't run from him until he told her to. The house has always had a taste for the brave ones.”
― Alix E. Harrow, Starling House

“Except I won't le him, because I need him. And I might be a liar and a thief and a cheat, but I'll walk barefoot through hell for what I need.”
― Alix E. Harrow, Starling House

“They averted their eyes from evil, and in doing so, became complicit in it.”
― Alix E. Harrow, Starling House

“Starling House makes me think of an underfed pet or a broken doll, a thing unloved by the person who promised to love it best.”
― Alix E. Harrow, Starling House

“It makes me think of an apple seed spit carelessly by the side of the road, sprouting despite the bad soil; and the fumes, clinging hard to the only patch of earth it was ever given.”
― Alix E. Harrow, Starling House

“Then he closes his eyes very deliberately, and I recognize this, too; this is what it looks like when you swallow all your hunger. When you want what you can't have, so you bury it like a knife between your ribs.”
― Alix E. Harrow, Starling House

“To every child who needs a way into Underland. Befriend the Beasts, children, and follow them down.”
― Alix E. Harrow, Starling House

“Dreams aren't for people like me.
People like me have to make two lists: what they need and what they want. You keep the first list short, if you're smart, and you burn the second one.”
― Alix E. Harrow, Starling House

“It occurs to me, looking at those eyes, chips of cold limestone, that the Starlings probably had it right. That the only name worth having is the one you choose.”
― Alix E. Harrow, Starling House

“I've gone hungry too many times not to recognize a starving man when he kneels in the dirt before me.”
― Alix E. Harrow, Starling House

“The Fabric of our Souls is thin and worn. We must be gentle and love tirelessly.”
― K.M. Moronova, The Fabric of Our Souls

“I’ll stop you in your darkest hours. Do you promise to do the same for me?”
― K.M. Moronova, The Fabric of Our Souls

“For the broken ones who are in need of something dark, morbid, and beautiful.”
― K.M. Moronova, The Fabric of Our Souls

“I saw a young woman. A confused little flower trying to bloom in the daylight when you were always meant to thrive beneath the stars, unlike those around you.”
― K.M. Moronova, The Fabric of Our Souls

“Liam?” “Yeah?” “If I’m tragic, what does that make you?” I think about that for a second. “Cruel.”
― K.M. Moronova, The Fabric of Our Souls

“I was born with a bad heart—literally and figuratively. But you gave your heart to me, and because of you, I will live. Because of you, I will never take my life for granted ever again.”
― K.M. Moronova, The Fabric of Our Souls

“And just like that, I think I’ve found something as compelling as death.”
― K.M. Moronova, The Fabric of Our Souls

“Till death do us part, sunshine.”
― K.M. Moronova, The Fabric of Our Souls

“I want to know her completely, so much so that we’ll never be able to untwine our vines.”
― K.M. Moronova, The Fabric of Our Souls

“She’s the image of heartache—and I want the pain she instills inside my heart forever.”
― K.M. Moronova, The Fabric of Our Souls