He was beautiful, beautiful in that way older men are, built and strong but with handsome, kindly features, his silver hair still lush upon his head, so much so I wondered if it had always been gray from the day he was born.
“Five devils are approaching. Five black hearts are wanting. It is five who cry a dark and lonely song, calling for their queen. Lion, shark, dragon, wolf and...shadow.”
― Her Feral Beasts
― Her Feral Beasts
“Rocky cocks his carapace. 'Hey, your face is leaking! I haven't seen that in a long-ass time! Remind me- does that mean you're happy or sad? 'Cause it can mean either one, right?'
'I'm happy, of course!' I sob.
'Yeah. I thought so. Just checking.' He holds a balled claw against the xenonite. 'Is this a fist-bump situation?'
I press my knuckles to the xenonite as well. 'This is a monumentally epic fist-bump situation.”
― Project Hail Mary
'I'm happy, of course!' I sob.
'Yeah. I thought so. Just checking.' He holds a balled claw against the xenonite. 'Is this a fist-bump situation?'
I press my knuckles to the xenonite as well. 'This is a monumentally epic fist-bump situation.”
― Project Hail Mary
“Burn, my Queen. Glow so bright, the darkness trembles.”
― Glow of the Everflame
― Glow of the Everflame
“Don’t choose a mediocre life for a mediocre man. Go be exceptional. If he’s worth it, he won’t judge you. And if he’s really the one, he’ll come along for the ride.”
― Spark of the Everflame
― Spark of the Everflame
“It is foolish to believe that you are insignificant.”
― Fire & Ice: The Lost Dreamer
― Fire & Ice: The Lost Dreamer
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