dariya

“My greatest weakness has always been my desire for love. It is a yawning chasm within me, and the more that I reach for it, the more easily I am tricked. I am a walking bruise, an open sore. If Oak is masked, I am a face with all the skin ripped off. Over and over, I have told myself that I need to guard against my own yearnings, but that hasn’t worked.”
― Holly Black, The Stolen Heir

“Déjà vu. Déjà su. Déjà vécu.
Already seen. Already known. Already lived.”
― V. E. Schwab, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

“The Folk adore Cardan, and they’re terrified of my sister, two excellent things. I hope they rule Elfhame for a years and then pass it down to one of a dozen offspring. No need for me to be involved.”
― Holly Black, The Stolen Heir

“Sometimes life gives us the terrible gift of our own wishes come true.”
― Holly Black, The Stolen Heir