But the funny thing about illusions is that they’re not all bad. Sometimes you need an illusion to keep your mind from cracking open against the truth.
“She terrifies him, and he loves her so much it hurts.”
― The Drowning Faith
― The Drowning Faith
“Do it. Take what you want, it said, I'll hate you for it. But I'll love you forever. I can't help but love you. Ruin me, ruin us, and I'll let you.”
― The Burning God
― The Burning God
“But in a solitary life, there are rare moments when another soul dips near yours, as stars once a year brush the earth. Such a constellation was he to me.”
― Circe
― Circe
“She’s the only divine thing he’s ever believed in. The only creature in this vast, cruel land who could kill him. And sometimes, in his loveliest dreams, he imagines she does.”
― The Drowning Faith
― The Drowning Faith
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