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“We might’ve been a family in black, but our lives were filled with light and hope and joy.

It was a kind of magic, a kind of love story, I didn’t think he’d ever understand.”

The fantastic trials and vivid storytelling in book II has me flipping pages like I don’t have to work tomorrow!

“High heels, I’m convinced, are a creation of the Void and intended only to torture my poor unfortunate soles.”

I’d forgotten how much this line kills me. *guffaws for 10 minutes*

“Some friendships are born of commonality. Others of proximity. And some friendships, often the unlikely ones, are born of survival.”

“What does she see in him, anyway? He’s all dark and scowl-y.”
“They call that brooding, and most women find it irresistible.”

“I’m not big on checking your mirrors to see if the pothole you hit is still there. We have to keep moving”

“Perhaps there was no moment in which I fell in love, rather a series of trips and tumbles.
Or perhaps you were a part of me since the beginning.”

Elias having one very perfect Darcy moment with humor and ultimately flattery!! *le sigh*

THIS MOMENT HAS GIVEN ME ALL THE FEELS!!

“He would do whatever was needed to stay close to Josephine, for love was not based on whether the right girl ended up with the right boy. Love just was—was there, in one’s chest, stubborn and certain.
Love wasn’t something he could escape.”

“I met you, and you knew me in a moment.”

I’m getting all the Pride and Prejudice feels right now!!!

“How do we become who we are? Is it written in the stars, carved in the foundation of the earth itself, woven into the fabric of time?
Or are we molded, shaped, hewn by our experiences?”

“It’s a choice. A choice to value the good things that matter. A choice to rise above everything that could pull you down. A choice to look misery in the face ... and then give it the finger.”

“You make beautiful things, because you love the world, and maybe the world doesn’t always look how it does in your books, but ... I think putting them out there, that changes the world a bit. And the world can’t afford to lose that.”

Just updated my profile “About” section and photo for the first time in, oh ... about 8 years. *facepalm*

“My heart may be a loose cannon in my chest, unsure if anyone owns it, but I’m still here.”

I’m cheering right now!

THIS MOMENT!
“It’s not losing who I am. It’s finding my soul interwoven with another—and chasing the stars together.”

“Neverland is only a breath away.”
*excited squeal*

“Loss of human interaction can steal the warmth before you’ve realized the ice of isolation is skimming your skin.”

“The Maiden Death will see you now.”
NOT the greeting you want on a deadly adventure. 0.0

“Tella looked the way Scarlett felt right after she’d been taken by the Fallen Star. Exhausted and broken and not entirely certIn what to do next.”

“We add our own stories, each visitor, each visit, each night spent at the circus. I suppose there will never be a lack of things to say, of stories to be told and shared.”

I want to know more of Reid’s backstory at this point. He’s quickly becoming a favorite character!