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I don’t know what they mean or the story they tell, but I do know a lot about pain and grief. Sometimes, you need to carve the things you’ve lost right into your skin so you remember what you left behind.
“Over the course of my life I've been to lots of places. Shadowed places where things have gone wrong. Sinister places where things still are. I always hate the sunlit towns, full of newly built developments with double-car garages in shades of pale eggshell, surrounded by green lawns and dotted with laughing children. Those towns aren't any less haunted than the others. They're just better liars.”
― Anna Dressed in Blood
― Anna Dressed in Blood
“Vee scowled at him. She is famous for that scowl. It's a look that does everything but audibly hiss.”
― Hush, Hush
― Hush, Hush
“He inclined his head at my dress. "What's the occasion?"
"Homecoming," I said, twirling. "Like?"
"Last I heard, Homecoming requires a date."
"About that," I hedged. "I'm sort of...going with Scott. We both figure a high-school dance is the last place Hank will be patrolling."
Patch smiled, but it was tight. "I take that back. If Hank wants to shoot Scott, he has my blessing.”
― Silence
"Homecoming," I said, twirling. "Like?"
"Last I heard, Homecoming requires a date."
"About that," I hedged. "I'm sort of...going with Scott. We both figure a high-school dance is the last place Hank will be patrolling."
Patch smiled, but it was tight. "I take that back. If Hank wants to shoot Scott, he has my blessing.”
― Silence
“I don't have 'five' you can borrow. My piggy bank is officially anorexic.”
― Hush, Hush
― Hush, Hush
“The flier scoffs. “I don’t do second-years.” “Good thing I fuck like a third.” Ridoc grins.”
― Onyx Storm
― Onyx Storm
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