“I spin her if only to give myself some time to think. I’d never thought about what my favorite color was before. It never seemed important. Not until I looked into a pair of ocean-blue eyes and realized that perhaps drowning was a beautiful thing.”
― Powerless
― Powerless
“He held me, resting his cheek against the crown of my head, his heart drumming against my ear. I inhaled him, leather and smoke and cedar, settling into his arms like a rabbit in its warm, safe den. I had not fit into anyone’s arms like that since childhood. And even then, no one had ever held me so tightly—as if they needed me in their arms as much as I needed to be held. As if nothing else mattered but to hold one another. As if we had all the time in the world.”
― One Dark Window
― One Dark Window
“There’s already a bank account in Velaris for you, where your wages will be deposited. And you have lines of credit at most stores. So if you don’t have enough on you when you’re shopping, you can have the bill sent to the House.”
― A Court of Mist and Fury
― A Court of Mist and Fury
“We found Mars,” I call up. “Oy! Open the damn gate.” “Password,” the sentry demands lazily from the battlements. “Bosombutthead!” I shout up. Sevro heard it last time he was here.”
― Red Rising
― Red Rising
“I gave him a vulgar gesture.”
― A Court of Wings and Ruin
― A Court of Wings and Ruin
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