“She’s everything I’ve been asking the universe for, and she fucking hates me. ”
― Nightshade
― Nightshade
“How did you get a demon in your chicken?'
'The usual way. Couldn't put it in the rooster. That's how you get basilisks.”
― Nettle & Bone
'The usual way. Couldn't put it in the rooster. That's how you get basilisks.”
― Nettle & Bone
“I love you, Penellaphe. You. Your fierce heart, your intelligence and strength. I love your endless capacity for kindness. I love your acceptance of me. Your understanding. I’m in love with you, and I will be in love with you when I take my last breath and then beyond in the Vale.”
― The Crown of Gilded Bones
― The Crown of Gilded Bones
“I will not replace the veil you loathed with a crown you hate.”
― The Crown of Gilded Bones
― The Crown of Gilded Bones
“Perhaps you could take only one book with you to read at the gardens. After all, you'll only be there for the afternoon." Hazel choked on her tea. "One book? One book? Now you're being absurd. What if I finish it? Or what if I find it impossibly dull, what then? What am I supposed to read if I either complete the book I brought or I otherwise discover it to be unreadable? It what if it no longer holds my attention? Someone could spill tea on it. There. Think of that. Someone could spill tea on my one book, and then I would be marooned. Honestly, Iona, you must use your head.”
― Anatomy: A Love Story
― Anatomy: A Love Story
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