“I had been waiting, all my life, for someone undeceived to love me.” — Rosamund Hodge Life Copy Share Image
“Don’t look at the shadows too long or a demon might look back.” — Rosamund Hodge Demon Copy Share Image
“What gods would a demon serve, and what would I be required to offer them?” — Rosamund Hodge Copy Share Image
“There are a lot of things I want," I say quietly and deliberately. "But I think I will keep what I have.” — Rosamund Hodge Life Copy Share Image
“I hope you aren't planning to order me back to bed." "No, you have far too much crockery at your disposal.” — Rosamund Hodge Humor-inspirational Copy Share Image
“If one of us had to die, it ought to be the one with poison in her heart.” — Rosamund Hodge Copy Share Image
“Water is born from the death of air, earth from the death of water, fire from the death of earth, air from… — Rosamund Hodge Death Copy Share Image
“I’m here!” I shouted. “Your bride! Congratulations on your marriage!” — Rosamund Hodge Marriage Copy Share Image
“But my family I had always had a duty to love, no matter how they had wronged me.” — Rosamund Hodge Duty Copy Share Image
“The same wolfish greed beats in your heart: to have what you will, and kill for it.” — Rosamund Hodge Greed Copy Share Image
“If you start wondering how this house works, you'll likely go mad. That could be amusing, I suppose. Especially if it's the… — Rosamund Hodge Funny Copy Share Image
“If you’d ever asked, I would have crawled to help you. But you never wanted my help. You only wanted me to… — Rosamund Hodge Copy Share Image
“Have you seen lamplight shine through dusty air, setting the dust motes on fire?” He waved a hand. “Imagine that, spread across… — Rosamund Hodge Sand Time Copy Share Image
“The Kindly Ones would say it didn't matter. And maybe they were right. We still could have snatched happiness from our tragedy… — Rosamund Hodge Happiness Copy Share Image
“Come. I was on my way to the park; I know a quiet spot where you can sit down." "In public? With… — Rosamund Hodge Protest Copy Share Image
“I'm the son and heir to the Duke of Sardis. I could walk into that ballroom naked with Alcibiades balanced on my… — Rosamund Hodge Funny Copy Share Image
“Now do you understand why you must always strive to be a good prince?” “I never asked to be one!” The woman… — Rosamund Hodge Asked Copy Share Image
“Why is he scared of the dark?" I meant the words for a joke, but Shade nodded seriously. "Like all monsters. Because… — Rosamund Hodge Dark Copy Share Image
“I knew it was insane to be happy, to feel this desperate exultation at his words. But I felt like I had… — Rosamund Hodge Life Copy Share Image
“Love is madness,” I say. “Doesn’t everyone agree that you’d do anything, endure anything, to be with the ones you love? So… — Rosamund Hodge Love Copy Share Image
“We'll both be foolish," I said, "and vicious and cruel. We will never be safe with each other." "Don't try too hard… — Rosamund Hodge Cruel Copy Share Image
“I tried. As the darkness closed over me, I fought to remember the name of my husband. I fought to remember the… — Rosamund Hodge Darkness Copy Share Image
“And you would know so much about women, locked up in your castle." "Locked up with eight wives. And sometimes I make… — Rosamund Hodge Another woman Copy Share Image
“How did you make Shade into your shadow?" I asked. "Do you remember?" The question broke the mood; in a moment Ignifex… — Rosamund Hodge Last words Copy Share Image
“But it was the center of the room that drew my eyes, for there was a great circular table, covered in a… — Rosamund Hodge Arcadia Copy Share Image
“Arms around me in the dark. Lips against mine in the sunlight. Do you know why I love you? He knew me.… — Rosamund Hodge Ignefix Copy Share Image
“You deserve all that and more. It made me happy to see you suffer. I would do it all over again if… — Rosamund Hodge Every night Copy Share Image
“Almost immediately, I found the red door into the library. I opened it idly- and the breath stopped in my throat. It… — Rosamund Hodge Beauty and the beast Copy Share Image
“His hands tightened around mine. “I love you,” he said. “I love you more than any other creature, because you are cruel,… — Rosamund Hodge Life Copy Share Image
“Ignifex's eyes widened a fraction. "He's a coward and a fool," he repeated distantly, as if he had learnt the words by… — Rosamund Hodge Copy Share Image
“The fire roared down upon us. It curled through our hair, then wrapped around our wrists and faces, trying to drag us… — Rosamund Hodge Burned Copy Share Image
