“A home isn’t always the house we live in. It’s also the people we choose to surround ourselves with. You may not live on the island, but you can’t tell me it’s not your home. Your bubble, Mr. Baker. It’s been popped. Why would you allow it to grow around you again?”
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
“I may have lost my mind," he told her. "Isn't it wonderful?”
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
“And the spiders?"
"Still there."
"But?"
"But I can have spiders in my head as long as I don't let them consume me.”
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
"Still there."
"But?"
"But I can have spiders in my head as long as I don't let them consume me.”
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
“... the feeling that you’re not so much living your life as just trying to push through it won’t last forever. Someday you’ll be able to breathe.”
― The Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks
― The Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks
“But I am a wildflower and will stand against the gales. Rare and uncultivated, difficult to find, impossible to forget.”
― The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy
― The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy
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