“I need language to live, like food—lexemes and morphemes and morsels of meaning nourish me with the knowledge that, yes, there is a word for this. Someone else has felt it before.”
― If We Were Villains
― If We Were Villains
“All that sunlight. I'm used to only rain.”
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
“Today he wore blue socks with clouds on them. Linus refused to be charmed. He mostly succeeded.”
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
“Because you don't lose someone once. You lose them hearing a song that reminds you
of their smile. Passing an old landmark. Laughing at a joke they would've laughed at. You lose them infinitely.”
― I Fell in Love With Hope
of their smile. Passing an old landmark. Laughing at a joke they would've laughed at. You lose them infinitely.”
― I Fell in Love With Hope
“She sighed as she set her spade down before turning to look at him.
She was crying.
Linus didn’t hesitate as he scooped her up in his arms.
She buried her face in his neck, beard tickling his throat. “I am going to bury you right here,” she sobbed. “I’m digging your grave, just so you know.”
“I know,” he said, rubbing a hand over her back. “I would expect nothing less.”
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
She was crying.
Linus didn’t hesitate as he scooped her up in his arms.
She buried her face in his neck, beard tickling his throat. “I am going to bury you right here,” she sobbed. “I’m digging your grave, just so you know.”
“I know,” he said, rubbing a hand over her back. “I would expect nothing less.”
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
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