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"[her eyes] would say that he is a fickle god, and long before he loved her, he hated her, he drove her mad, and with flawless memory, she became a student of his machinations, a scholar of his cruelty. She has had 300 years to study, and she will make a masterpiece of his regret...

And she will finally be free."

"Addie was raised to kneel in the little stone chapel in the center of Villon, spent days folded into Paris pews. She has listened to the bells, and the organ, and the calls to prayer. And yet, despite it all, she has never understood the appeal. How does a ceiling bring you closer to heaven? If God is so large, why build walls to hold him in?"

"...Henry, you're smart, and kind, and infuriating. You hate olives and people who talk during movies. You love milkshakes and people who can laugh until they cry. You think it's a crime to turn ahead to the end of a book. When you're angry you get quiet, and when you're sad you get loud, and you hum when you're happy."

"And?"

"And I haven't heard you hum in years. But I've seen you eat a shit ton of olives."