“The big man glanced at the princess in chains for permission, hefting his axe suggestively. Jael expected her to nod and give… — Ann Aguirre Copy Share Image
Don't worry he tells me tenderly. It doesn't matter who you've been, who you are, or who you become. I'm with you… — Ann Aguirre Copy Share Image
“That's when I realize - he's afraid of me every bit as much as he is of Vel. We're like the wicked… — Ann Aguirre Copy Share Image
Are you afraid of falling, baby? No, I’m afraid of landing. [He’s laughing, and I’m smiling.] Stupid idiot smile, don’t you know… — Ann Aguirre Copy Share Image
“Death comes for us all in time. Fear of it shouldn't keep us from living.” — Ann Aguirre Copy Share Image
You don’t need to be afraid of falling // when there’s someone around to catch you. — Ann Aguirre Copy Share Image
“Are you afraid of falling, baby? No, I’m afraid of landing. Oh, Mary, so am I.” — Ann Aguirre Copy Share Image
Like most, I was a mix of good and bad, anger and protectiveness, kindness and pride. But right now, I had only… — Ann Aguirre Copy Share Image
But courage wasn't an absence of fear; it was fighting despite the knot in your stomach. — Ann Aguirre Copy Share Image
“...afraid of damn near everything. But I refuse to let it paralyze me. I won't be the woman who cowers behind four… — Ann Aguirre Copy Share Image
I’d never known it was possible to love as he did— with complete devotion yet devoid of promises. — Ann Aguirre Copy Share Image
“Vel once told me that the heart isn't like a cup of water. You can't drain it. It's more like an endless well, and… — Ann Aguirre Copy Share Image
There were different kinds of strength. I knew that now. It didn't always come from a knife or a willingness to fight. Sometimes it… — Ann Aguirre Copy Share Image
“When people stop writing down their stories, the soul the world is lost.” — Ann Aguirre Copy Share Image
Is that love? It seems like a pale word, too easily tossed about by people who don’t know the meaning of it, who twist… — Ann Aguirre Copy Share Image
Maybe I was just one of those people who couldn't rest easy unless things went catastrophically wrong. — Ann Aguirre Copy Share Image
Here in the enclave, one didn't prosper by demonstrating too much independent thought. — Ann Aguirre Copy Share Image
“My heart hurt when I remembered him, but the alternative was forgetting, and that was the final kind of death—when nobody told your story… — Ann Aguirre Copy Share Image
“He cocked his head, listening, then whispered to the big man, "We've got a group of four, incoming. Don't scare them off with your… — Ann Aguirre Copy Share Image
“These are the results of public security cams at work, recording routinely those who come and go. Apparently, it functions as a wondrous preventative… — Ann Aguirre Copy Share Image
