Paper Trees

“Better to be friendly, without being friends.”
― V.E. Schwab, Vengeful

“No one is going to hurt you. Do you know why?” She shook her head, and Victor smiled. “Because I’ll hurt them first.”
― V.E. Schwab, Vicious

“The next time you point a gun at someone, make sure you’re ready to pull the trigger.”
― V.E. Schwab, Vengeful

“Fairy tales give it to us straight. They tell us something profound and essential - that the woods are real, and dark, and full of wolves. That we will, at times, find ourselves hopelessly lost in them. But these tales also tell us that we are all that we need, that we have all we need - guts, smarts, and maybe a pocketful of breadcrumbs - to find our way home.”
― Jennifer Donnelly, Stepsister