“His eyes blazed at me, but it was the best kind of heat. He smiled, and for the first time in my life I believed that, for him, I could be more than I’d ever dreamed.”
― Garrett Leigh, quote from Slide
“I wanted to wrap my bones around him and never let go.”
― Garrett Leigh, quote from Slide
“Ash only had one tattoo on his body--the wizard he'd etched on himself. From whatever angle I looked, it seemed like its throat had been cut.”
― Garrett Leigh, quote from Slide
“For the first time in my life, home was where my heart was, and I'd left my heart in Chicago.”
― Garrett Leigh, quote from Slide
“You know you’re loudest when you don’t say anything at all?”
― Garrett Leigh, quote from Slide
“the fear of the human dead, which, on the whole, I believe to have been probably the most powerful force in the making of primitive religion.”
― James George Frazer, quote from The Golden Bough
“But tonight, because Rome had fallen and Felix was dead, because of Valerius’s shame, the empty hut seemed horribly lonely, and there was a small aching need in him for somebody to notice, even if they were not glad, that he had come home.”
― Rosemary Sutcliff, quote from The Lantern Bearers
“Au bout d'un parcours cahoteux, l'appareil décolla et elle ressentit quelque chose d'extraordinaire. Le rugissement du moteur se transforma en bourdonnement et elle eu l'impression de flotter. Lorsqu'elle rouvrit les yeux, ils avaient pris de l'altitude et le monde en dessous avait changé de taille. Rassemblés devant la clôture, toute la famille agitait la main et rapetissait sans cesse. Puis Billy survola la ville direction Milwaukee.
Pour Fritzi, ce fut une révélation.”
― Fannie Flagg, quote from The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion
“Was that justice?” she said. She sounded as though she honestly wanted to know.”
― Charlaine Harris, quote from Midnight Crossroad
“she was not ‘cool’ enough to be in such a position – a legacy of her school experiences, perhaps.”
― quote from Taylor Swift: The Whole Story
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