“I’m not going to fall in love with you,” she says. Her words are not a surprise. I sigh. “You won’t be the first.”
“I want the same. Perhaps we could go irritate the librarians of Oath with our quest for missing myths, or I could take you to meet my nan over tea and biscuits. I think she would take a shine to you. You could also settle the debate about my chin being too pointy and sharp, and if I look more like a knight errant or a rogue. Or maybe we could even just walk the park together. Anything you would like, I would too. I’ll be here, waiting for whenever you’re ready to see me.”
― Divine Rivals
― Divine Rivals
“the oceans have changed more in the last thirty years than in all of human history before.”
― The Ocean of Life: The Fate of Man and the Sea
― The Ocean of Life: The Fate of Man and the Sea
“And I don’t expect you to respond, but it helps to know someone is hearing me. Someone is reading what I pour onto a page. It helps to know that I’m not alone tonight, even as I sit in quiet darkness.”
― Divine Rivals
― Divine Rivals
“Claire was loud and funny, and she made me feel happy. Shannon was quiet and calm and made me feel safe.”
― Releasing 10
― Releasing 10
“There was a right and wrong answer, and Roman hesitated, torn between the typewriter that had reminded him of his name and the one that reminded him that he was alive.”
― Ruthless Vows
― Ruthless Vows
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