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“And honey, everybody eats art and drinks stories. It's the best drunk there is!”
― Catherynne M. Valente, Speak Easy

“You're nothing but the furious invention of my virgin nights.”
― Angela Carter, Heroes and Villains

“And hell, sometimes the best thing is to put on a black dress and become a wicked stepmother. There’s power in that, if you’re after power.”
― Catherynne M. Valente, The Bread We Eat in Dreams

“Finally, she said: “I’m lonely” — it’s weird but you tell the wolves things, sometimes. You can’t help it, all these old wounds come open and suddenly you’re confessing to a wolf who never says anything back. She said: “I’m lonely,” and they ate her in the street.”
― Catherynne M. Valente, The Bread We Eat in Dreams