Like stealing a breath from the open mouth of a skull.
“Chiron had said once that nations were the most foolish of mortal inventions. "No man is worth more than another, wherever he is from.”
― The Song of Achilles
― The Song of Achilles
“The Light save me from men who think with the hair on their chests.”
― The Eye of the World
― The Eye of the World
“It was an awkward morning, made for unpleasant thoughts.”
― The Eye of the World
― The Eye of the World
“dear me, let us be elegant or die.”
― Little Women
― Little Women
“She laughed for his sake, something she’d never done. Giving away another piece of herself just to have someone else.”
― Where the Crawdads Sing
― Where the Crawdads Sing
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