Bad news often came this way, without warning, on what appeared to be nothing more than an ordinary day.
“These are the lessons to be learned. Drink chamomile tea to calm the spirit. Feed a cold and starve a fever. Read as many books as you can. Always choose courage. Never watch another woman burn. Know that love is the only answer.”
― Magic Lessons
― Magic Lessons
“I’d felt like I’d been given a gift I had been waiting so long for—for someone to validate my feelings that way, to concede to me even at the expense of their own pride.”
― The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King
― The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King
“And by the time they return home to Villon, she will already be a different version of herself. A room with the windows all thrown wide, eager to let in the fresh air, the sunlight, the spring.”
― The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
― The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
“Simply put, you cannot force someone to believe something they absolutely do not on any level want to believe by using some set of evil techniques to “wash” their brain.”
― Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism
― Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism
“It feels like a trap,” I whispered. “The…” “Happiness,” he finished.”
― The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King
― The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King
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