“New date idea,” I say, cheerful. “It’s a bit out there, but how do you feel about breaking into a mortuary?” There’s a laugh in Sam’s voice as he replies. “I thought you’d never ask.”
“Georgie frowned. “Are you sure she was infected?” “Of course, I’m sure. I don’t think mushroom eyes are a common occurrence.”
― Virulence: Book Two of the Bioluminescence Trilogy
― Virulence: Book Two of the Bioluminescence Trilogy
“Who tells you to be quiet all the time?” Laurie’s words are a low, thickened spill of warm honey. “Pain is meant to take up space or else we wouldn’t know how to scream. Fuck making your agony silent to avoid disturbing others. Maybe they should be disturbed.”
― Hazelthorn
― Hazelthorn
“And I know that you’ve been dealt shitty hand after shitty hand, but you’re still here trying to be better.”
― Virulence: Book Two of the Bioluminescence Trilogy
― Virulence: Book Two of the Bioluminescence Trilogy
“Hope was even more dangerous than people. You could survive a lifetime of horrible people. Adam had. But the higher hope builds you up, the more painful the impact when you inevitably fall.”
― Bioluminescence
― Bioluminescence
“All the things I’ve done,” Adam said. “What if you hate me for them?” “Try me,” Oliver responded without hesitation. “Tell me everything you think is unforgivable and let me show you that none of it matters.”
― Virulence: Book Two of the Bioluminescence Trilogy
― Virulence: Book Two of the Bioluminescence Trilogy
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