“I sprinted down the alley, not fast enough to avoid the cold water rolling down my back, with a childlike shriek. I caught his arm by the elbow, and we ran together, through the singing crowd, past swaying elders, men and women dancing too close, irritable off-planet visitors trying to cover up their wares in the market. We splashed through bright blue puddles, soaking our clothes. And we were both, for once, laughing.”
― Carve the Mark
― Carve the Mark
“She made ugly things beautiful, somehow, and he would never understand it. "
pg 346”
― Carve the Mark
pg 346”
― Carve the Mark
“Pain had a way of breaking time down. I thought about the next minute, the next hour. There wasn't enough space in my mind to put all those pieces together, to find words to summarise the whole of it. But the "keep going" part, I knew the words for.
P151”
― Carve the Mark
P151”
― Carve the Mark
“It's hard to know what's right in this life,' she said. 'We do what we can, but what we really need is mercy. Do you know who taught me that?' A grin. 'You.'"
P459”
― Carve the Mark
P459”
― Carve the Mark
“I may be in pain, but I am not weak.”
― Carve the Mark
― Carve the Mark
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