bog body

“But for now, like always, we couldn't sit around on the couches and contemplate our world and what might lie ahead. We were outside, getting ready.”
― Cherie Dimaline, The Marrow Thieves

“Never trust Rahtan bearing gifts,” I warned. “What you don’t know can get you into trouble, Patrei.”
“But trouble is what we do best together.” He gathered me into his arms, his eyes dancing with light, but then his playful expression turned serious. “Are you sorry?”
I felt myself falling deeper into the world that was Jase Ballenger. “Never. Not through a thousand tomorrows could I ever be sorry. Trouble with you makes me glad for it. I love you with every breath I will ever breathe. I love you, Jase.”
“More than an orange?” he asked between kisses.
“Let’s not get carried away, Patrei.”
― Mary E. Pearson, Vow of Thieves

“I felt content, maybe even a little more than that. I was alive and climbing a tree and a girl I was weak for was safe on the ground below. And I was doing something strong to keep her safe, to keep all of them safe. I felt old-timey, and something lush burst open in my chest.”
― Cherie Dimaline, The Marrow Thieves

“A profound sadness washes over me as I watch my friends bond with their moms, sharing everything from secret crushes to their dreams for the future.”
― Julia Fox, Down the Drain