“I didn't know," I start truthfully, "that it was the hard way when I started on it.”
― The Scorpio Races
― The Scorpio Races
“Kids who don't eavesdrop on adult conversations are doomed to a childhood of ignorance.”
― Men of the Otherworld
― Men of the Otherworld
“That's the beauty of it. Have you seen the contraptions these magicians build to accomplish the most mundane feats? They are a bunch of fish covered in feathers trying to convince the public they can fly, I am simply a bird in their midst.”
― The Night Circus
― The Night Circus
“I say, 'I will not be your weakness, Sean Kendrick.'
Now he looks at me. He says, very softly, 'It's late for that, Puck.”
― The Scorpio Races
Now he looks at me. He says, very softly, 'It's late for that, Puck.”
― The Scorpio Races
“That's a poor match, Sean Kendrick," says a voice at my elbow. It's the other sister from Fathom & Sons, and she follows my gaze to Puck. "Neither of you are a housewife."
I don't look away from Puck. "I think you assume too much, Dory Maud."
"You leave nothing to assumption," Dory Maud says. "You swallow her with your eyes. I'm surprised there's any of her left for the rest of us to see.”
― The Scorpio Races
I don't look away from Puck. "I think you assume too much, Dory Maud."
"You leave nothing to assumption," Dory Maud says. "You swallow her with your eyes. I'm surprised there's any of her left for the rest of us to see.”
― The Scorpio Races
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