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I knew the shackles Clayton hung on my wrists were made of both fear and hope, and I knew hope was by far the heavier of the two. But knowing didn’t matter much, in the end.
“I see myself for what I am: a scared girl, alone in a cruel world, abandoned by family and friend, who would rather turn herself to bloodstained stone than let anyone get close enough to leave another scar.
A girl who would rather die than serve anyone ever again. Even myself.”
― Little Thieves
A girl who would rather die than serve anyone ever again. Even myself.”
― Little Thieves
“Once upon a time, there was a girl as cunning as the fox in winter, as hungry as the wolf at first frost, and as cold as the icy wind that kept them at each other's throats. Her name was not Gisele, nor was it Marthe, nor even Pfennigeist. My name was -is- Vanja. And this is the story of how I got caught.”
― Little Thieves
― Little Thieves
“I see her choosing now whether to make her love into a cage or a key.”
― A Spindle Splintered
― A Spindle Splintered
“In the world I knew, there were three reasons a person could be wanted: for profit, pleasure, or power. If you could satisfy only one, they used you. Two, they saw you. Three, they served you.”
― Little Thieves
― Little Thieves
“I should have spent more time thinking about your life than worrying about your death.”
― A Spindle Splintered
― A Spindle Splintered
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