“You’re not a murderer,” he whispered. “Oh, I am,” she purred, torchlight dancing on the dagger as she considered what to do with him.
“Warning bells peal through my head, but they sound like the best sort of song.”
― Glint
― Glint
“I think some questions can’t bear to face the light. It’s easier for hesitant words and feared answers to be given in the dark. At least then, we can hide them in the shadows—hide ourselves from them.”
― Glint
― Glint
“On and on and on, Abitha thought, as she listened, finding it hard to understand how they could go over and over the same sentiments every Sunday. It’s not that complicated, she thought. Just do your best to treat others as you wish to be treated. What more needs to be said?”
― Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery
― Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery
“You have shone a light on me. You made me feel fury and terror and joy and longing. How do I curl myself back into the darkness after being so alive?”
― In the Veins of the Drowning
― In the Veins of the Drowning
“I don’t know how it benefits the gods for a woman to suffer humiliation and loneliness all the days of her life.”
― Anastasia
― Anastasia
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