Ithan put a hand on Sigrid’s elbow to alert her of his presence, but again she flinched. Ithan backed away a step, hands up as the opal dealer watched warily. “Sorry.” She didn’t like being touched. She’d only let him touch her to wash her
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“Dear gods, it was the man's spine.
Kieran's eyes met mine. "He's a little angry.”
― The Crown of Gilded Bones
Kieran's eyes met mine. "He's a little angry.”
― The Crown of Gilded Bones
“Human touch.Our first form of communication. Safety, security, comfort, all in the gentle caress of a finger.Or at the brush of lips on a soft cheek. It connects us when we are happy, bolsters us in times of fear, excites us in time of passion ... and love, we need that touch from the one we love almost as much as we need air to breath.”
― Five Feet Apart
― Five Feet Apart
“I want to tell her that she's luminous, she's so bright in my mind, sometimes I can't focus.”
― Love on the Brain
― Love on the Brain
“He’d heard kids say terrible things before now. Adults poured poison in their minds, and then it came out of their mouths.”
― Ghosts of the Shadow Market
― Ghosts of the Shadow Market
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