“There were gods here, once. Maybe we ate them.”
― The Possession of Alba Díaz
― The Possession of Alba Díaz
“I miss a life in books the way you miss an old lover. You can’t go back, but the nostalgia is a kind of ache.”
― The Salt Stones: Seasons of a Shepherd's Life
― The Salt Stones: Seasons of a Shepherd's Life
“Just his luck that the sensation of dancing with her had branded itself on his daydreams. She was like a palmful of mercury: achingly lustrous in light or gloom, slipping cool through his fingers. Gone before he could catch his fist closed.”
― The Possession of Alba Díaz
― The Possession of Alba Díaz
“The name doesn’t matter. You know me. I have no silks or gold, but I’d promise to eat your enemy’s heart and tear their lungs out with my claws in exchange for your kiss, dear Judith, which is more than a prince could say.”
― The Lover
― The Lover
“I once heard it said that the words themselves are cursed. That the tale, once told, will evaporate like mercury. I can’t know that for certain. Perhaps it will. So lean in. Listen closely. I won’t be repeating myself.”
― The Possession of Alba Díaz
― The Possession of Alba Díaz
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