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He said the words like there was a system of honor in the world, like all you had to do was appeal to a person’s better nature and goodness would prevail. The self-righteousness of it stuck in James’s throat.
“I don't know why you can't see it."
"See what?"
"You. Everything you are.”
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
"See what?"
"You. Everything you are.”
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
“He looked up at Linus. “I’m glad you’re here.” Linus was touched. “Thank you, Lucy—” “If the cannibals start chasing after us, they’ll see you first. We’re little, and you’ve got all that meat on your bones, so it’ll give us time to get away. Your forthcoming sacrifice is appreciated.”
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
“Sometimes, he thought to himself in a house in a cerulean sea, you were able to choose the life you wanted. And if you were of the lucky sort, sometimes that life chose you back.”
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
“Don't you wish you were here?”
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
“And I promise you, the thought of using you for anything has never crossed my mind. You’re too precious to put into words. I think … it’s like one of Theodore’s buttons. If you asked him why he cared about them so, he would tell you it’s because they exist at all.”
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
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