“One day, when we're very old and gray, one of us will open our eyes to a day that the other won't, but we'll smile knowing how full life has been, knowing how we spent forever. Everything left of it, together”
― Left of Forever
― Left of Forever
“Pretty murder bird,” Morpheus says from the garden wall. Our gazes cut toward him as he pecks the last of the morsels off the stone. “Nom, nom. C is for cookie.” Morpheus gives three knocking clucks and then mimics the sound of the diesel tractor engine. Nolan’s eyes slide to the woodchipper and then back to mine, disbelief now mixing with the revulsion that still simmers in his face. “Did you name your woodchipper after the beloved Sesame Street character Cookie Monster and then teach a raven to beg for human snacks made from the people you murdered?”
― Tourist Season
― Tourist Season
“At this point, he really could kiss me like a sheepdog, and I’d tell him he was a good boy. I’d worship at the altar of sheepdogs everywhere.”
― Give Me Butterflies
― Give Me Butterflies
“Because if we ever end up in an accident, I'd rather die than survive you.”
― Problematic Summer Romance
― Problematic Summer Romance
“Calling is for emergencies and extroverts. I consider this a form of harassment.”
― PS: I Hate You
― PS: I Hate You
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