Lindsay

“And then I told our story. Without our names. Without this town. I told a story of swords and sorrow and secrets. I told of a shadow who learned to breathe and a boy who learned to paint the world bright and new.

The only three words I didn't say were "I love you." But every word had those three crammed between them. "I love you" was swinging from every syllable and hanging off every letter. I love you was whispered in every single line.”
― Rocky Callen, A Breath Too Late

“The girl I love.
The girl who left.
The girl we will remember.
She once told me that you have freckles just like her....
I hope the world gets to see them.”
― Rocky Callen, A Breath Too Late

“Now I realized why I’d so struggled to understand this man. It was because I’d imagined evil as being made of horns, spikes, and sharp teeth, not glowing with the appearance of goodness and respectability.”
― June Hur, The Forest of Stolen Girls

“The moment I chose to help you, I realized something.” Gahee finally lifted her gaze up to mine, and it was like seeing the faintest flicker of light in the darkness of night. “Doing what is right, it is so utterly terrifying. And yet so freeing.”
― June Hur, The Forest of Stolen Girls