Elizabeth

“You’re much brighter than you let on—and much meaner, though perhaps that’s simply because you’re unhappy, and you’re unhappy because you desire fiercely what you can’t have. You yearn and crave and want with such force, it seems to eat you up from the inside.”
― Johanna van Veen, Blood on Her Tongue

“How horrifying. Is there anything more dangerous to a woman than to be beautiful when weeping?”
― Johanna van Veen, Blood on Her Tongue

“None of us deserve our bad fortune, but that does not stop it from coming.”
― Kat Dunn, Hungerstone

“The scant autumn light was blunted and cooled by clouds so dark, they seemed bruised. It silvered the windows, which were awash with rain, and made running patterns on the wall. It was like sitting in a sea cave.”
― Johanna van Veen, Blood on Her Tongue