The king did not know then that his greatest love would also be his ruination—nor that either would come in the form of a tiny, helpless human child.
“My blood is only useful if it can manage to stay inside my body. My mind is only useful if it can manage to not get lost. My heart is only useful if it can manage to not get broken. Well, it seems I’ve become utterly useless, then.”
― Reckless
― Reckless
“They associate us with other people’s grime – never their own.”
― The Maid
― The Maid
“How many people will look at me like he does, not just like I’m the sun but like I’m the whole god damn universe.”
― Magnolia Parks
― Magnolia Parks
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