“But Julian's blood was different. When she saw it she thought of him, shot and crumpling, the way his blood had run like water through her fingers. It was the first time in years that she'd actually thought he might die, that she might lose him. She knew what people said about parabatai, knew that it was meant to be a loss as profound as that of a spouse or a sibling. Emma had lost her parents; she had thought she knew what loss was, was prepared for it. But nothing had prepared her for the feeling that the idea of losing Jules wrenched out of her: that sky would go dark forever, that there would never be solid ground again.”
― Lady Midnight
― Lady Midnight
“I love you, Julian Blackthorn. I love you more than starlight.”
― Lady Midnight
― Lady Midnight
“I read once that explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog," Mark said. "You find out how it works, but the frog dies in the process.”
― Lady Midnight
― Lady Midnight
“These pictures are my heart. And if my heart was a canvas, every square inch of it would be painted over with you.”
― Lady Midnight
― Lady Midnight
“Why all these paintings of you? Because I'm an artist, Emma. These pictures are my heart. And if my heart was a canvas, every square inch of it would be painted over with you.”
― Lady Midnight
― Lady Midnight
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