“And he mourned for her. He didn’t wish to, but he did—he ached with the knowledge that the softness of their youth was gone forever, that the Juliette he remembered was long dead. He ached even more to think that though he was the one who had dealt the killing blow,”
― These Violent Delights
― These Violent Delights
“You destroy me and then you kiss me. You give me a reason to hat you and then you give me a reason to love you. Is this a lie or the truth? Is the a ploy or your heart reaching for me?”
― These Violent Delights
― These Violent Delights
“Astra inclinant,” he would whisper into the wind, so heartachingly sincere even when quoting in Latin, “sed non obligant.”
― These Violent Delights
― These Violent Delights
“There is no rose without a thorn.”
― Gods & Monsters
― Gods & Monsters
“You’re fluent in Russian and that’s the best you could come up with?” Roma asked, flabbergasted. “What is a Montague? It sounds Italian.”
“There are Italian Communists!”
“Not in Shanghai!”
― These Violent Delights
“There are Italian Communists!”
“Not in Shanghai!”
― These Violent Delights
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