“Happy endings can be caught, but they are difficult to hold on to. They are dreams that want to escape the night. They are treasure with wings. They are wild, feral, reckless things that need to be constantly chased, or they will certainly run away.”
― The Ballad of Never After
― The Ballad of Never After
“You're not a pit stop. You're my finish line. There's no one after you. I want you for eternity, not for a brief moment in time.”
― Kiss the Sky
― Kiss the Sky
“That's just what translation is, I think. That's all speaking is. Listening to the other and trying to see past your own biases to glimpse what they're trying to say. Showing yourself to the world, and hoping someone else understands.”
― Babel
― Babel
“Though if you mean to take me captive, you need
only ask. I would come willingly.”
― This Woven Kingdom
only ask. I would come willingly.”
― This Woven Kingdom
“He loves her. Of this he is certain. he loves her laugh; that sharp, sudden sound; the cynical laugh that always comes out too quick, like it's ripped out of her. He loves her quick, confident grin. He loves her resilience, her bravery, even her impulsiveness. She's everything he's not: unbound, reckless, free. He's never known anyone like her. She terrifies him and he loves her so much it hurts. In all of his worst nightmares, she's dying. She's fading away in his arms, helpless and whimpering, while hot, dark blood spills over his fingers. This he tells her. He doesn't tell her that his hand holds the blade.”
― The Drowning Faith
― The Drowning Faith
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