“The song wanted. It wanted in the way Yeva had always wanted, wanted not so much a thing as everything, something beyond naming, something more than, different, deeper. It was the want that kept her from saying yes to Solmir,… — Meagan Spooner Copy Share Image
“So while I dedicated this book to myself, it’s also dedicated to you. Male or female, young or old, if you’re reading this book, then you’re also that child reading by flashlight and dreaming of other worlds. Don’t be scared… — Meagan Spooner Copy Share Image
“I’d spent my life until now as a cog in one person’s machine – could I turn around and become the instrument of another.” — Meagan Spooner Copy Share Image
“All of it—for this. Leading us to a door we can't open, a password we don't have.” — Meagan Spooner Copy Share Image
“There never was any hope,” Caesar muttered. “There was, before you destroyed it.” — Meagan Spooner Copy Share Image
“There's no such thing as living happily ever after — there's only living. We make the choice to do it happily.” — Meagan Spooner Copy Share Image
“Fairy tales are about lessons. Those who are virtuous and true are rewarded, while those who are wicked and greedy are punished.” — Meagan Spooner Copy Share Image
“I’ve heard this sound before, she realized, her entire body tingling. She’d caught glimpses of it, like a distant haunting refrain, in her deepest… — Meagan Spooner Copy Share Image
“It’s not about just saving ourselves – we have to be worthy of salvation.” — Meagan Spooner Copy Share Image
“With a pang, I realized I missed more the feeling of belonging than I missed my actual family – I had never realized that… — Meagan Spooner Copy Share Image
“The magic doesn’t give you a weapon,” he said softly. “It gives you a choice.” — Meagan Spooner Copy Share Image
