“Lila, one of these days, you're going to get yourself killed."
"Would you miss me?" she asked.
"Like an itch," he shot back.”
― A Darker Shade of Magic
"Would you miss me?" she asked.
"Like an itch," he shot back.”
― A Darker Shade of Magic
“Kell managed an echo of her smile, and [Lila] gasped. "What's that on your face?"
The smile vanished. "What?"
"Never mind," she said, laughing. "It's gone.”
― A Darker Shade of Magic
The smile vanished. "What?"
"Never mind," she said, laughing. "It's gone.”
― A Darker Shade of Magic
“Do you know what makes you weak?” said Holland. “You’ve never had to be strong. You’ve never had to try. You’ve never had to fight. And you’ve certainly never had to fight for your life.”
― A Darker Shade of Magic
― A Darker Shade of Magic
“For the ones who dream of stranger worlds.”
― A Darker Shade of Magic
― A Darker Shade of Magic
“She handed back the cigar and dug the silver watch out of her vest pocket. It was warm and smooth, and she didn't know why she liked it so much, but she did. Maybe because it was a choice. Taking it had been a choice. Keeping it had been one, too. And maybe the choice started as a random one, but there was something to it.”
― A Darker Shade of Magic
― A Darker Shade of Magic
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