Kira Hyde

“All Librarians are Secret Masters of Severe Magic. Goes with the territory.”
― Catherynne M. Valente, The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two

“A city obsessed by its ghosts seems to be weighted down by a conflicted view of the past. Something close to melancholy: a weight it can't quite let go of, a lingering sadness. And though we don't often think of the United States in these terms, this melancholy is as much a part of our history as our triumphs.”
― Colin Dickey, Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places

“Ghost stories are a way of talking about things we’re not otherwise allowed to discuss: a forbidden history we thought bricked up safely in the walls.”
― Colin Dickey, Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places

“She talked like a woman who knew more books than people.”
― Melissa Albert, The Hazel Wood