“There once was a girl,” he said, his voice slick, “clever and good, who tarried in shadow in the depths of the wood. There also was a King—a shepherd by his crook, who reigned over magic and wrote the old book. The two were together, so the two were the same: “The girl, the King, and the monster they became.”
― Two Twisted Crowns
― Two Twisted Crowns
“To anyone who’s ever felt lost in a wood. There is a
strange sort of finding in losing.”
― Two Twisted Crowns
strange sort of finding in losing.”
― Two Twisted Crowns
“I’ve wanted to know you since I saw you all those years ago, riding in the wood, mud on your ankles.”
― Two Twisted Crowns
― Two Twisted Crowns
“You’re smiling.” Elm looked over the table. “Does no one else find that incredibly unnerving?”
― One Dark Window
― One Dark Window
“Nothing is free. Nothing is safe. Magic is love, but also, it’s hate. It comes at a cost. You’re found, and you’re lost. Magic is love, but also, it’s hate.”
― One Dark Window
― One Dark Window
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