

“It's all right,' she said. Her throat hurt. Her chest hurt. Love hurt. So why was she happy? 'The world is good. Go see it.'
And the bird leaped into the sky and flew away.”
― The Girl Who Drank the Moon
And the bird leaped into the sky and flew away.”
― The Girl Who Drank the Moon

“You seem happy enough," came Monza's voice, "for a man about to risk his life."
Shiver's opened his eyes and turned his grin on her. "I've made peace with myself."
"Good for you. That's the hardest war of all to win."
"Didn't say I won. Just stopped fighting."
"I'm starting to think that's the only victory worth a shit," she muttered, almost to herself.”
― Best Served Cold
Shiver's opened his eyes and turned his grin on her. "I've made peace with myself."
"Good for you. That's the hardest war of all to win."
"Didn't say I won. Just stopped fighting."
"I'm starting to think that's the only victory worth a shit," she muttered, almost to herself.”
― Best Served Cold

“Do you think it was my fault that she drank?" my father asked not long ago. It's the assumption of an amateur, someone who stops after his second vodka tonic and quits taking his pain medication before the prescription runs out. It's almost laughable, this insistence on a reason. I think my mother was lonely without her children鈥攈er fan club. But I think she drank because she was an alcoholic.”
― Calypso
― Calypso

“And the kiss?鈥 Her frown was deep, sorrowful. 鈥淭hat was the script, too. I know. But I don鈥檛 see any difference. You held her like you held me. You even looked at her the same.鈥
鈥淚 was acting.鈥
鈥淚 know.鈥 Tears brimmed her eyes. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 what I鈥檓 afraid of.”
― Angel Gate
鈥淚 was acting.鈥
鈥淚 know.鈥 Tears brimmed her eyes. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 what I鈥檓 afraid of.”
― Angel Gate

“How do you know me?鈥 I ask.
Now, it鈥檚 his turn to look down at the floor. Now, it鈥檚 his turn to hesitate.
鈥淵ou have to tell me or I won鈥檛 even entertain this offer,鈥
鈥淵ou owe me a debt, Olive,鈥 he says, slowly. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 have to explain anything to you beyond stating the terms of how you can replay it.”
― Tell Me to Stop
Now, it鈥檚 his turn to look down at the floor. Now, it鈥檚 his turn to hesitate.
鈥淵ou have to tell me or I won鈥檛 even entertain this offer,鈥
鈥淵ou owe me a debt, Olive,鈥 he says, slowly. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 have to explain anything to you beyond stating the terms of how you can replay it.”
― Tell Me to Stop
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