“Kodiak shrugs. "I work out."
I roll my eyes. "I noticed."
"I noticed you noticing," he says, his eyes suddenly back on mine.”
― The Darkness Outside Us
I roll my eyes. "I noticed."
"I noticed you noticing," he says, his eyes suddenly back on mine.”
― The Darkness Outside Us
“This has rather shaken you up, hasn’t it?”
“Oh, don’t,” snapped Edwin, throat scratched with guilt. “Don’t go being nice, how can you constantly be like this, when it’s your arm and your visions and somebody else’s bloody mess—and I made it worse— and Reggie might be dead, and here we are dancing like sodding debutantes around the fact that you might be next, and who knows what—”
“Edwin. Shut up,” Robin suggested.”
― A Marvellous Light
“Oh, don’t,” snapped Edwin, throat scratched with guilt. “Don’t go being nice, how can you constantly be like this, when it’s your arm and your visions and somebody else’s bloody mess—and I made it worse— and Reggie might be dead, and here we are dancing like sodding debutantes around the fact that you might be next, and who knows what—”
“Edwin. Shut up,” Robin suggested.”
― A Marvellous Light
“I’m collecting near-death experiences, me,” said Robin. “Though I am giving serious thought to that suggestion about hitting you in the face.”
“Oh, no.” Edwin straightened. His tone was dry. Gingerly he wiped a hand over his scratched face. “And ruin these good looks?”
― A Marvellous Light
“Oh, no.” Edwin straightened. His tone was dry. Gingerly he wiped a hand over his scratched face. “And ruin these good looks?”
― A Marvellous Light
“I am nothing like you, and yet I feel more myself with you.”
― A Marvellous Light
― A Marvellous Light
“Plenty of organisms live for a season, in order for those who come next to have a chance, Mayflies, daffodils, the octopus. We can accept that?'
'Well, we're hardwired not to accept our own demise. Daffodils are a lot more chill about it.'
'Okay, but we can be like daffodils together.”
― The Darkness Outside Us
'Well, we're hardwired not to accept our own demise. Daffodils are a lot more chill about it.'
'Okay, but we can be like daffodils together.”
― The Darkness Outside Us
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