“Don't have an American half and a Japanese half. I am a whole person. Nobody gets to tell me if I am Japanese enough or too American.”
― Tokyo Ever After
― Tokyo Ever After
“It’s old Atlantian. The language of the gods,” Casteel said, his voice rough. He cleared his throat as he squeezed my hand again. “Meyaah Liessa. It means: my Queen.”
― The Crown of Gilded Bones
― The Crown of Gilded Bones
“You want a—wait, you’ve been sleeping outside my room because you want a sort of Watson for your Sherlock Holmes?”
Ty’s eyes lit up. They still moved restlessly around Kit as if he were reading him, examining him, never quite meeting Kit’s own, but that didn’t dim their glow.”
―
Ty’s eyes lit up. They still moved restlessly around Kit as if he were reading him, examining him, never quite meeting Kit’s own, but that didn’t dim their glow.”
―
“And that was the key, wasn’t it? To not overthink and to just live.”
― The Crown of Gilded Bones
― The Crown of Gilded Bones
“Where’s Kit, really?” Ty said, “I keep asking, but no one will tell me.”
Magnus looked up. “Kit’s all right. He’s with Tessa and Jem.”
“I know,” Ty said. His voice shook. “I know, but—can I say good-bye to him? If I could just talk to him once—”
“He’s already gone,”
Magnus said. “He didn’t want to say good-bye to you. To anyone really, but I suspect it was mostly you.”
―
Magnus looked up. “Kit’s all right. He’s with Tessa and Jem.”
“I know,” Ty said. His voice shook. “I know, but—can I say good-bye to him? If I could just talk to him once—”
“He’s already gone,”
Magnus said. “He didn’t want to say good-bye to you. To anyone really, but I suspect it was mostly you.”
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