“Nothing ever ends poetically. It ends and we turn it into poetry. All that blood was never once beautiful. It was just red.”
―
―
“If I hear any of you talk," Winston says. "I will personally send Brendan over to kick you in the face."
"I am not going to kick anyone in the face."
"Kick yourself in the face, Brendan."
"I don't even know why we're friends.”
― Ignite Me
"I am not going to kick anyone in the face."
"Kick yourself in the face, Brendan."
"I don't even know why we're friends.”
― Ignite Me
“No, Paige. I am trying to help you.”
“Go to hell.”
“I already exist on a level of hell.”
“Exist on one that isn't near mine.”
― The Bone Season
“Go to hell.”
“I already exist on a level of hell.”
“Exist on one that isn't near mine.”
― The Bone Season
“Winston hits a switch. The lights go out. There's a rustle of blankets. 'If I hear any of you talk,' Winston says. 'I will personally send Brendan over to kick you in the face.'
'I am not going to kick anyone in the face.'
'Kick yourself in the face, Brendan.'
'I don't even know why we're friends.'
'Please shut up,' Lily shouts from her corner.
'You heard the lady,' Winston says. 'Everyone shut up.'
'You're the one talking dumbass,' Ian says.
'Brendan, kick him in the face, please.'
'Shut up, mate, I am not kicking any-'
'Good Night,' Castle says.
Everyone stops breathing.
'Good night, sir,' Kenji whispers.
I roll over so I'm face-to-face with Kenji. He grins at me in the dark. I grin back.
'Good night,' I mouth.
He winks at me.”
― Ignite Me
'I am not going to kick anyone in the face.'
'Kick yourself in the face, Brendan.'
'I don't even know why we're friends.'
'Please shut up,' Lily shouts from her corner.
'You heard the lady,' Winston says. 'Everyone shut up.'
'You're the one talking dumbass,' Ian says.
'Brendan, kick him in the face, please.'
'Shut up, mate, I am not kicking any-'
'Good Night,' Castle says.
Everyone stops breathing.
'Good night, sir,' Kenji whispers.
I roll over so I'm face-to-face with Kenji. He grins at me in the dark. I grin back.
'Good night,' I mouth.
He winks at me.”
― Ignite Me
“This is, by far, the craziest shit I have ever seen,” Kenji says. “I really never would’ve believed it. Not in a million years.”
“It’s like a soap opera.” Ian nods. “But with worse acting.”
“I think it’s kind of sweet,” Winston says.”
― Ignite Me
“It’s like a soap opera.” Ian nods. “But with worse acting.”
“I think it’s kind of sweet,” Winston says.”
― Ignite Me
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