How it was always girls who ended up stripped and dead like roadkill. How it didn’t matter how afraid or how careful you were—it could always be you.
“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
“Like many young people, ultimately she saw herself as a completely new creature, a creation that had sprung from no ancient soils.”
― 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
“The things you name grow in power.”
― Gods of Jade and Shadow
― Gods of Jade and Shadow
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