“It's as if people -- normal people -- are made of silver. Shiny to start with, but tarnished by time, by ill-treatment. Luca... Luca is gold. Nothing in the world could ever make him shine less brightly.” — Zoë Marriott Copy Share Image
“You see, that is why it is so easy to fool people with our illusions, Yue. In this world, illusions are usually much kinder… — Zoë Marriott Copy Share Image
“Your heart is beating so fast,” he said softly, the words barely more than a whisper. “I can feel your blood humming under my… — Zoë Marriott Copy Share Image
“I truly believe that if you have more friends than books, you have too many friends. Or not enough books. Probably both.” — Zoë Marriott Copy Share Image
“It may seem strange to you, but there are no such creatures in Athazie. There is an animal-a very large animal-that lives on the… — Zoë Marriott Copy Share Image
“I know what evil looks like under the surface. No matter how beautiful the exterior, how good the lies, I don’t fool myself, not… — Zoë Marriott Copy Share Image
“On my fourteenth birthday when the sakura was in full bloom, the men came to kill us.” — Zoë Marriott Copy Share Image
“Our greatest warriors,' Terayama-san said, 'believe that they are already dead. They live as if their lives are over, and so fighting holds no… — Zoë Marriott Copy Share Image
“It's as if people -- normal people -- are made of silver. Shiny to start with, but tarnished by time, by ill-treatment. Luca... Luca… — Zoë Marriott Copy Share Image
