

“THE HABIT OF NARRATION, of crafting something miraculous out of the commonplace, was hard to break. Narration came naturally after a time spent in the company of talking scarecrows or disappearing cats; it was, in its own way, a method of keeping oneself grounded, connected to the thin thread of continuity that ran through all lives, no matter how strange they might become. Narrate the impossible things, turn them into a story, and they could be controlled.”
― Every Heart a Doorway
― Every Heart a Doorway

“I left and went to the roof, where it was only me, a thousand blinking stars, and the beauty of darkness stretched to the ends of the universe, snuffing out the endless games of courts and kingdoms.”
― The Beauty of Darkness
― The Beauty of Darkness

“It gets better. It never gets easy, but it does start to hurt a little less.”
― Every Heart a Doorway
― Every Heart a Doorway

“I’m going to get my money, Kaz vowed. And I’m going to get my girl.”
― Six of Crows
― Six of Crows

“For with but one generation, History and truth are lost forever.”
― The Beauty of Darkness
― The Beauty of Darkness
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