“I could recognize him by touch alone, by smell; I would know him blind, by the way his breaths came and his feet struck the earth. I would know him in death, at the end of the world.”
― The Song of Achilles
― The Song of Achilles
“She told me about a group of people in Guinea who carry the sky on their heads. They are the people of Creation. Strong, tall, and mighty people who can bear anything. Their Maker, she said, gives them the sky to carry because they are strong. These people do not know who they are, but if you see a lot of trouble in your life, it is because you were chosen to carry part of the sky on your head.”
― Breath, Eyes, Memory
― Breath, Eyes, Memory
“The absence of pain led to an absence of fear, and the absence of fear led to a disregard for consequence.”
― Vicious
― Vicious
“I didn’t need you, you idiot. I picked you. And then you picked me back.”
― Paper Towns
― Paper Towns
“All Eli had to do was smile. All Victor had to do was lie. Both proved frighteningly effective.”
― Vicious
― Vicious
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