“...she went to the usual spot on her finger and poked with the sharp tip until a drop of blood welled obediently to the surface. It was the brightest colour in the room, more alive than even the body it… — Emma Törzs Copy Share Image
“Promise me something,' she said. 'I'll promise you anything I can without lying to you again.' Pearl nodded. 'If magic really does exist, and you really can erase my memory, and I let you do it- you have to promise to come find me again once you're safe. You have to promise me to tell me everything that happened, and… — Emma Törzs Copy Share
“There's one thing I don't want you to forget,' she said to Pearl. 'Even with your concussion. I don't want you to forget that… — Emma Törzs Copy Share Image
“If she left- when she left- Antarctica would be a memory, than a memory of a memory, and eventually it would just be a story. Pearl would be just a story, a swirl of remembered feelings, someone she'd talk about at bars to strangers who would become friends and then strangers again. All these stories, what did they add up… — Emma Törzs Copy Share
“...she went to the usual spot on her finger and poked with the sharp tip until a drop of blood welled obediently to the… — Emma Törzs Copy Share Image
“...the tension between them was so thick and sticky it was almost visible, like layers of cobweb.” — Emma Törzs Copy Share Image
“...she sometimes felt so alone she worried she might vanish like the ink in an overused book. But here, with wildlife all around her… — Emma Törzs Copy Share Image
“He'd never felt so passionately all-caps about another person as Pearl seemed to feel about Esther, and certainly no one had ever felt that… — Emma Törzs Copy Share Image
“But the mass itself had been so boring that even her fantasies of rescuing Jesus and giving him a tender, thorough sponge bath couldn't… — Emma Törzs Copy Share Image
