Shannon

“The woman took so little and gave so much. She offered the girl friendship, offered her pleasure, offered her everything she ever wanted. And in the end, all she asked for was her soul.”
― V.E. Schwab, Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

“It is easy, isn’t it, in retrospect? To spot the cracks. To see them spread. But in the moment, there is only the urge to mend each one. To smooth the lines. And keep the surface whole.”
― V.E. Schwab, Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

“Hearts starve as well as bodies:
Give us Bread, but give us Roses

-James Oppenheimer, “Bread and Roses” 1911”
― Brianna Labuskes, The Boxcar Librarian

“She didn’t know it then, but it turns out a soul is what makes the sun feel warm against your skin, what gives food taste, what makes you feel full. “Still, the girl told herself it was worth it. After all, she had the woman’s love, and that was enough. That would always be enough.”
― V.E. Schwab, Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil