“Fairy tales make rivers run with wine only to make us remember, for one wild moment, that they run with water. a”
― Orthodoxy
― Orthodoxy
“A compass doesn’t tell you where you are, and it doesn’t tell you where you have to go. It can only point you in a direction. It’s up to you to always find your true north.”
― Internment
― Internment
“Belief in mysteries—all manner of mysteries—is the only lasting luxury in life.”
― The Witches of Worm
― The Witches of Worm
“There was that special smell made up of paper, ink, and dust; the busy hush; the endless luxury of thousands of unread books. Best of all was the eager itch of anticipation as you went out the door with your arms loaded down with books.”
― The Velvet Room
― The Velvet Room
“He will grow up into one of those people who lean back to smile and jump so easily it looks like slow motion and steer cars with their knees and snitch roses from gardens to give to girls and write with their left hand and own two pairs of jeans and one jacket and fall in love from such a height and so hard and so completely that they never quite recover from the drop.
But at least he will have me to look out for him.”
― Forever Rose
But at least he will have me to look out for him.”
― Forever Rose
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