

“I loved him very much - more than I could trust myself to say - more than words had power to express."
- Jane Eyre”
― Jane Eyre
- Jane Eyre”
― Jane Eyre

“When I told you don’t touch me to wake me, ever, because I’ve been in a war and I react violently, you respected me.” For a plant person, Rosethorn could sound like iron when she made a point with someone stupid. “Evvy was in that same war. She fought as hard as any adult—harder, sometimes. Yet you refuse to acknowledge that she may suffer the same effects.”
― Melting Stones
― Melting Stones
“The art of Frida Kahlo is a ribbon around a bomb' (Andre Breton qtd. p. 55)”
― Frida Kahlo: Painting Her Own Reality
― Frida Kahlo: Painting Her Own Reality
“Painting completed my life. I lost three children and a series of other things that would have fulfilled my horrible life. My painting took the place of all this. I think work is the best. (Frida Kahlo, p. 157)”
― The Letters of Frida Kahlo: Cartas Apasionadas
― The Letters of Frida Kahlo: Cartas Apasionadas

“I'm not so fond of people myself, Evvy, but I took my vows for a reason. There are two classes of people in the world, the destroyers and the builders. I want to build, not destroy. You need to ask yourself who you're going to be.”
― Melting Stones
― Melting Stones

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