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“You learn how heavy some feelings weigh, how much they’ll drag you down. Anger and resentment are the worst. They’re like rocks in your pockets. Too many, and you’ll drown.”

“The world will try to make you small. It will tell you to be modest, and meek. But the world is wrong. You should get to feel and love and live as boldly as you want.”

“A lovely girl.
A perfect mark.
Sabine has no way of knowing that this one night will tip the balance of her life.
That this one girl will be both the beginning and the end of everything.”

“Jealousy runs like gooseflesh over María’s skin. She forces out a brittle laugh and says, “I envy your freedom.”

“What kind of woman travels by herself?” they gripe.
“What kind of woman stays behind alone?”
The answer is, of course, a widow.
But there is another word that trails behind it, in a whisper.
(Witch.)”

“Bury my bones in the midnight soil,
plant them shallow and water them deep,
and in my place will grow a feral rose,
soft red petals hiding sharp white teeth.”