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“You are my heart, my soul, my equal. You see the light in me when I’m lost within darkness. When I’m cold and distant, you’re as warm as autumn sunshine, bathing me in your glow. If I am the night, then you are the stars lighting up my endless dark.” His voice broke, wrenching my heart. “My best friend, the absolute love of my life, now until forevermore, I call you my wife.”
― Capturing the Devil
― Capturing the Devil
“A map is a two-dimensional representation with arbitrary symbols and incised lines that decide who is to be our enemy and who is to be our friend, who deserves our love and who deserves our hatred and who, our sheer indifference. Cartography is another name for stories told by winners. For stories told by those who have lost, there isn’t one.”
― The Island of Missing Trees
― The Island of Missing Trees
“You both love and hate it, this ravenous beast that feeds until you’re
nearly spent and never thinks of giving back. But you cannot fault it, you
understand its selfishness—you were once selfish, too. So you make
excuses for it, nourish it, love it, coax it into a monster so large it will never
be satiated with what you give. You either must end it entirely—at the risk
of yourself—or carry on until the last curtain falls and you take that final
bow.”
― Escaping from Houdini
nearly spent and never thinks of giving back. But you cannot fault it, you
understand its selfishness—you were once selfish, too. So you make
excuses for it, nourish it, love it, coax it into a monster so large it will never
be satiated with what you give. You either must end it entirely—at the risk
of yourself—or carry on until the last curtain falls and you take that final
bow.”
― Escaping from Houdini
“Mephistopheles waved her off as she left. “One more woman running off with another man. I’m losing my touch.”
“Have you considered you might be a Thorne in their sides?” Thomas asked. “You certainly can be a pric—”
“Thomas,” I whispered harshly, pinching the inside of his elbow.
“How clever,” Mephistopheles said blandly. “You’ve made my name into a pun. What other comedic brilliance will you think of next? I wish I could say I missed this”—he motioned between himself and Thomas—“but that sort of lying doesn’t pay my bills.”
“Nor do the gemstones on your suits,” Thomas muttered.
“Are you still jealous about my jackets?” Mephistopheles grinned.
“For the love of the queen,” I said, interrupting before they really got into it.”
― Capturing the Devil
“Have you considered you might be a Thorne in their sides?” Thomas asked. “You certainly can be a pric—”
“Thomas,” I whispered harshly, pinching the inside of his elbow.
“How clever,” Mephistopheles said blandly. “You’ve made my name into a pun. What other comedic brilliance will you think of next? I wish I could say I missed this”—he motioned between himself and Thomas—“but that sort of lying doesn’t pay my bills.”
“Nor do the gemstones on your suits,” Thomas muttered.
“Are you still jealous about my jackets?” Mephistopheles grinned.
“For the love of the queen,” I said, interrupting before they really got into it.”
― Capturing the Devil
“Part of growing older means letting go. You can't move forward if you never take those first few steps onto new ground. Now's the time to be brave, Daughter. Walking into the future means trusting in yourself even when you can't see around the bend. As long as you're certain this is what you want, all will be well.”
― Capturing the Devil
― Capturing the Devil
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