Noelle

“The reality that I exist in a world where she does not.”
― Raven Kennedy, Goldfinch

“When my heart nearly burst with poison and killed me, I thought that was the end. I thought that was the worst thing that could ever happen. I was wrong. This—this is the worst. For the breeze to still flow and for steps to still tread, and for the world to just keep on going after she’s ended. For me to still live, while she’s dead in my arms. I don’t want it. I don’t want this life if I can’t share it with her.”
― Raven Kennedy, Goldfinch

“Shadows replaced fog. They were in the catacombs underneath the High Temple. Ruya pushed the lid from an ossuary in front of them and placed the black tome within. Surprise and fear replaced Ruya’s homesickness. She’d underestimated Merikh.
A splitting headache hit him. The world went black. He could feel Ruya’s panic. And then the warmth of her hand on his wrist grew cold.

He could smell blood.”
― L.J. Stanton, The Dying Sun

“Though I know they grieve, it will never be the same for them as it is for me. Carrying her is the last gift I’ll ever get. The last chance I’ll ever have to feel her. I’m not ready to give that up. How can I?”
― Raven Kennedy, Goldfinch