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“It was stupid, but I collected his words the way I collected perfumes and shoes. They glinted like precious stones in the sand, proof that he trusted me enough to communicate with me openly when he didn’t have to. He simply chose to.”
― Ana Huang, King of Envy

“First and foremost, a Siren must distinguish herself from other women. She is by nature a rare thing, mythic, only one to a group; she is also a valuable prize to be wrested away from other men. Cleopatra made herself different through her sense of high drama; the Empress Josephine Bonaparte’s device was her extreme languorousness; Marilyn Monroe’s was her little-girl quality. Physicality offers the best opportunities here, since a Siren is preeminently a sight to behold. A highly feminine and sexual presence, even to the point of caricature, will quickly differentiate you, since most women lack the confidence to project such an image.”
― Robert Greene, The Art of Seduction

“Remember where thy forsaken, a ruse we now must awaken. To play with rules that can’t be broken, for only one can claim the spoken. But drop thy sword, flee the scene, this quest becomes evergreen. For upon the dawn my word shall come, The Angel of Tides must ring his drum.”
― Chandelle LaVaun, The Scarlet Witch

“Time is an intentional thing,” he told her as he worked. “You have to look after it and it will look after you.”
― Hayley Gelfuso, The Book of Lost Hours