“The sea reminds her of the interior of an abalone shell. In this light, its colours are blue, green and white.”
― Transfigured Sea
― Transfigured Sea
“They didn’t have time to wonder why I was a little more miserable than most.”
― Girl, Interrupted
― Girl, Interrupted
“Superheroes don’t use swords?” Diehl said gleefully.
“What about Nightcrawler? Deadpool? Electra, Shatterstar, Green Arrow, Hawkeye—oh, and then there’s Blade and Katana! Two superheroes who are actually named after swords! Oh, and Wolverine had that idiotic Muramasa Blade made with part of his soul. Which, while incredibly lame, was still a far cooler magical weapon than Sting!”
― Armada
“What about Nightcrawler? Deadpool? Electra, Shatterstar, Green Arrow, Hawkeye—oh, and then there’s Blade and Katana! Two superheroes who are actually named after swords! Oh, and Wolverine had that idiotic Muramasa Blade made with part of his soul. Which, while incredibly lame, was still a far cooler magical weapon than Sting!”
― Armada
“It was not too farfetched to see this moment as the beginning of an intense communion with Nature; mind and body willingly rendered into a vessel through which She could enact her cures. ”
― The Angel and the Apothecary
― The Angel and the Apothecary
“attempting to write yourself as a protagonist in the life of someone else is psychotically narcissistic.”
― The Pragmatist’s Guide to Life: A Guide to Creating Your Own Answers to Life’s Biggest Questions
― The Pragmatist’s Guide to Life: A Guide to Creating Your Own Answers to Life’s Biggest Questions
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