“Sweet mother, I cannot weave –
slender Aphrodite has overcome me
with longing for a girl.”
― Sappho: A New Translation of the Complete Works
slender Aphrodite has overcome me
with longing for a girl.”
― Sappho: A New Translation of the Complete Works
“Nice things don’t happen in storybooks,” Taryn says. “Or when they do happen, something bad happens next. Because otherwise the story would be boring, and no one would read it.”
― The Cruel Prince
― The Cruel Prince
“We'll be Kings and Queens, Inej. Kings and Queens.”
― Six of Crows
― Six of Crows
“I want you to stay. I want you to … I want you.” “You want me.” She turned the words over. Gently, she squeezed his hand. “And how will you have me, Kaz?” He looked at her then, eyes fierce, mouth set. It was the face he wore when he was fighting. “How will you have me?” she repeated. “Fully clothed, gloves on, your head turned away so our lips can never touch?”<...>“I will have you without armour, Kaz Brekker. Or I will not have you at all.”
― Six of Crows
― Six of Crows
“I have a daughter who reminds me of A marigold in bloom. Kle”
― Stung with Love: Poems and Fragments of Sappho
― Stung with Love: Poems and Fragments of Sappho
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