“Beside Thane—who watched the setting sun with such peace, with such light in his eyes—the “woman” seemed imaginary.
Because she is, Ceony realized, a second breeze tickling her skirt and blowing loose flower petals across her vision. These are the things Thane—Emery—hopes for.
She studied him, his peace and his contentment, the eyes that seemed to radiate life. She studied the shadowy woman beside him from head to foot. He wants to fall in love again.”
― The Paper Magician
Because she is, Ceony realized, a second breeze tickling her skirt and blowing loose flower petals across her vision. These are the things Thane—Emery—hopes for.
She studied him, his peace and his contentment, the eyes that seemed to radiate life. She studied the shadowy woman beside him from head to foot. He wants to fall in love again.”
― The Paper Magician
“The orange juice was sweet and sour, a sad and painful taste.”
― Orange 1
― Orange 1
“Death, of course, is not a failure. Death is normal. Death may be the enemy, but it is also the natural order of things.”
― Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
― Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
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