“Death comes, and sometimes it is kind, and often it is cruel, and very rarely it is welcome. But it comes all the same.”
― Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
― Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
“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.”
― Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
― Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
“Some people keep their heart tucked so deep, they hardly know it’s there. But you, you have always worn it like a second skin. Open to the world. You feel it all. The love and pain. The joy and hope and sorrow. It will make your life harder, but it will also make it beautiful.”
― Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
― Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
“Those grown in the midnight soil are never alone.”
― Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
― Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
“Live long enough, and things begin to rot.” He draws a hand from his pocket, taps a fingertip against his chest. “Compassion, affection, humility, care.” One strike with every word. “They drop away like petals, till all that’s left is stem and thorn. Hunger, and the urge to hunt.”
― Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
― Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
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