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“Occasionally, over the years, when I'd felt abandoned and scared and heard a voice in my mind say, "I want my mommy," I took the note out and read it as a reminder of what she'd actually been like and how little she cared about me. It helped. Reject, I have found, can be the only antidote to delusion.”
― Ottessa Moshfegh, My Year of Rest and Relaxation

“A small smile turns up a corner of my mouth. I feel the sharpness of my teeth and roll my tongue over them. For the first time, I like the feeling.”
― Holly Black, The Stolen Heir

“Then they don't want to play that game anymore, and they skip straight to the elimination round. Did you know I've never been skiing? I'd like to try it one day, though.”
― Nora Sakavic, The King's Men

“She's going to want to wear your skull for a hat," Oak warns.
There is an uncomfortable shifting among the ex-falcons. Perhaps they are recalling their own choice to denounce her, their own punishment.
"And Cardan is going to laugh and laugh when she does.”
― Holly Black, The Stolen Heir