Carolina

“Once he has kicked off his boots and peeled off his winter layers, Zachary takes out the book. He turns it over in his hands and then puts it down on his desk. It doesn't look like anything special, like it contains an entire world, though the same could be said of any book.”
― Erin Morgenstern, The Starless Sea

“We are all stardust and stories.”
― Erin Morgenstern, The Starless Sea

“If he finds the firebird, we may just stand a chance."
"And if he doesn't?"
Nikolai shrugged. "We put on our best clothes and die like heroes.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Ruin and Rising

“Everyone is part of a story, what they want is to be part of something worth recording. It’s that fear of mortality”
― Erin Morgenstern, The Starless Sea