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“We choose how to look at our lives. We choose what we can live with, and what we cannot, and only you can decide.”
― Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes
― Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes
“Hi,” he said.
Aru opened her mouth. Closed it. Come on, Aru. You walked through the Kingdom of Death. You can talk to a—
He smiled. “Don’t I know you?”
“I…” She choked.
Why did her voice suddenly seem so deep, out of nowhere? She sounded like the weatherman. She made a fist and hit her throat. Which only made her cough. Say something! But the only thing her brain could come up with was: How you doin’? No! thought Aru. Definitely do not say that. This was what she got for marathoning Friends. Aru smiled. And then she opened her mouth. “I know where you live!”
Aiden stared at her. She stared at him.
“You what?”
“I…um…demons. Good-bye.”
She had never run home so fast in her life.”
― Aru Shah and the End of Time
Aru opened her mouth. Closed it. Come on, Aru. You walked through the Kingdom of Death. You can talk to a—
He smiled. “Don’t I know you?”
“I…” She choked.
Why did her voice suddenly seem so deep, out of nowhere? She sounded like the weatherman. She made a fist and hit her throat. Which only made her cough. Say something! But the only thing her brain could come up with was: How you doin’? No! thought Aru. Definitely do not say that. This was what she got for marathoning Friends. Aru smiled. And then she opened her mouth. “I know where you live!”
Aiden stared at her. She stared at him.
“You what?”
“I…um…demons. Good-bye.”
She had never run home so fast in her life.”
― Aru Shah and the End of Time
“We are more than the things we fight with.”
― Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes
― Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes
“Heroines usually are the Kingdom of Death's worst nightmares. They're always barging in, waving scraps of metal around, and demanding things. No manners whatsoever."
"Excuse you!" said Aru. "What about heroes! I bet they're just as bad as heroines." "
It's a compliment! Heroes rarely have the guts to demand things. Usually they just sulk until a magical sidekick feels bad for them and does all the work while they get all the credit.”
― Aru Shah and the End of Time: The Graphic Novel
"Excuse you!" said Aru. "What about heroes! I bet they're just as bad as heroines." "
It's a compliment! Heroes rarely have the guts to demand things. Usually they just sulk until a magical sidekick feels bad for them and does all the work while they get all the credit.”
― Aru Shah and the End of Time: The Graphic Novel
“HEY!” it shouted. “WATCH IT!”
“You can talk?” she asked, startled.
“No,” said the crab bitterly. “This is all in your head. Of course I can talk.”
“Sorry,” she mumbled. “Still getting used to this whole talking-to-
underwater-animals thing.”
“Hmpf.”
“So ... can you sing, too?”
The crab went utterly still. “Why. Does. Everyone. Ask. Me. That?” It
turned around and snapped its pincers sharply. “Did you also expect me to be
bright red and have a Jamaican accent? Because if so, I am not sorry to
disappoint! Just because my brother went Hollywood doesn’t mean that I sing
and dance, too!” The crab scuttled ahead, muttering something that sounded a
lot like Mother wouldn’t understand.”
― Aru Shah and the Song of Death
“You can talk?” she asked, startled.
“No,” said the crab bitterly. “This is all in your head. Of course I can talk.”
“Sorry,” she mumbled. “Still getting used to this whole talking-to-
underwater-animals thing.”
“Hmpf.”
“So ... can you sing, too?”
The crab went utterly still. “Why. Does. Everyone. Ask. Me. That?” It
turned around and snapped its pincers sharply. “Did you also expect me to be
bright red and have a Jamaican accent? Because if so, I am not sorry to
disappoint! Just because my brother went Hollywood doesn’t mean that I sing
and dance, too!” The crab scuttled ahead, muttering something that sounded a
lot like Mother wouldn’t understand.”
― Aru Shah and the Song of Death
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