She doesn’t seem to carry the world on her shoulders; she looks like she dances with it instead.


“Is that why you stare at the stars?” he asked. “Are you searching for beauty or dreaming with your eyes wide open?”
― Gods of Jade and Shadow
― Gods of Jade and Shadow

“I'd like to count stars with you. I don't know where I even got this idea, but it's there.”
― Gods of Jade and Shadow
― Gods of Jade and Shadow

“The train pressed forward and the glasses tinkled and he looked at her as if he'd not truly seen her before. And maybe, he had not.”
― Gods of Jade and Shadow
― Gods of Jade and Shadow

“if she didn’t sit down, calm herself, and close her eyes, she was going to smack the god of the dead across the face.”
― Gods of Jade and Shadow
― Gods of Jade and Shadow

“If you gave me a name, who is to say it is not mine? If I had an ordinary name, I could have an ordinary story. I could swear I first saw you in Merida, standing in the middle of the street.”
― Gods of Jade and Shadow
― Gods of Jade and Shadow
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