Citybones

“Kade was possibly the most beautiful boy she'd ever seen. She wanted to spend hours sitting with him and talking about pointless things. She wanted to feel his hand against her skin, to know that his presence was absolute and focused entirely on her. The trouble was, it never seemed to end there, and that was as far as she was willing to go.”
― Seanan McGuire, Every Heart a Doorway

“That’s because Narnia was a Christian allegory pretending to be a fantasy series, you asshole,”
― Seanan McGuire, Every Heart a Doorway

“Why does Eleanor let you have that much acid?" he asked. "Why would you want that much acid? You don't need that much acid."
"Except that it appears I do, since I have just enough to dissolve a human body, and we have a human body in need of dissolving," said Jack. "Everything happens for a reason. And Eleanor didn't 'let' me have this much acid. I sort of collected it on my own. For a rainy day."
"What were you expecting it to rain?" said Christopher. "Bears?”
― Seanan McGuire, Every Heart a Doorway

“Death was precious. That didn't change the fact that life was limited.”
― Seanan McGuire, Every Heart a Doorway