“We are born of the Salt, we live by the Salt, and to the Salt we return.”
― House of Salt and Sorrows
― House of Salt and Sorrows
“The sisters have all found bodies.” The words seem pulled from my throat. The quiet settles between each of my ribs, it expands my lungs, it reminds me of what’s to come. “They’ve all returned.” I close my eyes, focusing on the silence. It’s the fastest it’s ever happened before. Now the drowning will begin.”
― The Wicked Deep
― The Wicked Deep
“She's not weak, she's not frail or breakable or scared of much. She is the storm that tears away roofs and knocks over trees.”
― Winterwood
― Winterwood
“We’re all just passing ships; no point forming friendships that won’t last.”
― The Wicked Deep
― The Wicked Deep
“There are legends of mermaids who fall in love with sailors, their devotion granting them a human form. I read about the Irish tales of selkies shedding their sealskins, marrying a human man, and staying on land forever.”
― The Wicked Deep
― The Wicked Deep
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