“Is there anything better than iced coffee and a bookstore on a sunny day? I mean, aside from hot coffee and a bookstore on a rainy day.”
― Book Lovers
― Book Lovers
“Some of my best ideas come in the moment. And I did get a bath.”
― The Prisoner’s Throne
― The Prisoner’s Throne
“You didn't hear the story I told,' he goes on. 'A shame. It featured a handsome boy with a heart of stone and a natural aptitude for villainy. Everything you could like.'
She laughs. 'You really are terrible, you know that? I don't even understand why the things you say make me smile.'
He lets himself lean against her, lets himself hear the warmth in her voice. 'There is one thing I did like about playing the hero. The only good bit. And that was not having to be terrified for you.'
'The next time you want to make a point,' Jude says, 'I beg you not to make it so dramatically.
His shoulder hurts, and she may be right about the iron poisoning. He certainly feels as though his head is swimming. But he smiles up at the trees, the looping electrical lines, the streaks of clouds.
'So long as you're begging,' he says.”
―
She laughs. 'You really are terrible, you know that? I don't even understand why the things you say make me smile.'
He lets himself lean against her, lets himself hear the warmth in her voice. 'There is one thing I did like about playing the hero. The only good bit. And that was not having to be terrified for you.'
'The next time you want to make a point,' Jude says, 'I beg you not to make it so dramatically.
His shoulder hurts, and she may be right about the iron poisoning. He certainly feels as though his head is swimming. But he smiles up at the trees, the looping electrical lines, the streaks of clouds.
'So long as you're begging,' he says.”
―
“What shall I do with you, Prince of Elfhame?' Wren asks.
'If you mean for me to be your pet,' he says, 'there's no reason to return me to my pen. My leash is very secure, as you have shown. You have only to pull it taut.”
― The Prisoner’s Throne
'If you mean for me to be your pet,' he says, 'there's no reason to return me to my pen. My leash is very secure, as you have shown. You have only to pull it taut.”
― The Prisoner’s Throne
“Ezra watches them leave with a bemused expression, then turns to me. “I have a really strong feeling that on Wednesdays, they wear pink.”
― Two Can Keep a Secret
― Two Can Keep a Secret
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