“Then a cloud passed behind them, smearing the morning colors.”
― Everyone Says That at the End of the World
― Everyone Says That at the End of the World
“Drowning Ophelia made with gin and lemon and fennel syrup, served with a sprig of rosemary and a napkin with an appropriate Hamlet quote printed on it.”
― The Starless Sea
― The Starless Sea
“Café Mortel, an opportunity to discuss one’s mortality over tea and cake.”
― The Word is Murder
― The Word is Murder
“These (all the poor Remains of State) Adorn the Rich, or praise the Great; Who while on Earth in Fame they live, Are senseless of the Fame they give. Thomas”
― The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches
― The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches
“This is what his mother would call a moment with meaning. A moment that changes the moments that follow.”
― The Starless Sea
― The Starless Sea
Denise’s 2025 Year in Books
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