“The balance is everything,” he repeated. “And there is balance in everything. Or that is what the Fates say, at least. I tend to think their idea of balance is a bit…unbalanced.”
― A Fire in the Flesh
― A Fire in the Flesh
“he was awful at hiding his emotions, and it was clear that he wasn’t. Instead, I crafted a little butterfly from the swampy lake below and drew it up to hover in front of our faces. “How is it wrong?” I asked. He hardly looked at me. “What?” “What is wrong with it?” Slowly, he turned. Then looked to my butterfly. “So?” I prodded.”
― Daughter of No Worlds
― Daughter of No Worlds
“He drank deeply and fast before lifting his head. I supposed that was…fast food?”
― A Fire in the Flesh
― A Fire in the Flesh
“He kept turning that glass flower around and around in his fingers as I ate. To my delight, he had nothing bad to say about it.”
― Daughter of No Worlds
― Daughter of No Worlds
“Good girl.”
― A Fire in the Flesh
― A Fire in the Flesh
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