Sign in with Facebook
“Sometimes life gives us the terrible gift of our own wishes come true.”
― The Stolen Heir
― The Stolen Heir
“Sticks and stones may break my bones,
But words can also hurt me.
Stones and sticks break only skin,
while words are ghosts that haunt me.
Slant and curved the word-swords fall,
to pierce and stick inside me.
Bats and bricks may ache through bones,
But words can mortify me.
Pain from words has left its scar
on mind and heart that's tender.
Cuts and bruises now have healed,
it's words that I remember.”
―
But words can also hurt me.
Stones and sticks break only skin,
while words are ghosts that haunt me.
Slant and curved the word-swords fall,
to pierce and stick inside me.
Bats and bricks may ache through bones,
But words can mortify me.
Pain from words has left its scar
on mind and heart that's tender.
Cuts and bruises now have healed,
it's words that I remember.”
―
“Fear is not love, but it can appear much the same.”
― The Stolen Heir
― The Stolen Heir
“With him, I am forever a night-blooming flower, attracted and repelled by the heat of the sun.”
― The Stolen Heir
― The Stolen Heir
“Perhaps it is Oak who is the fool, who caught a wolf and thought that by putting it in a gown and speaking to it as though it were a girl, it would become one.”
― The Stolen Heir
― The Stolen Heir
Riley’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Riley’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Riley hasn't connected with their friends on Goodreads, yet.
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Riley
Lists liked by Riley
