“Solstice expectations: everyone shall set aside their quarrels for this week, hold hands, and sing kumbaya. Solstice reality: everyone shall come within an inch of death at least once.” — Laura Thalassa Copy Share Image
“I close my eyes, and words from an old book flow from my lips. “From flame to ashes, dawn to dusk, for the rest… — Laura Thalassa Copy Share
“I guess that was what happened when you suppressed your heart for a little too long. It got you back when you least expected… — Laura Thalassa Copy Share
“Her body is so small for such a force of nature. Sometimes I forget that. She takes up such a big part of my… — Laura Thalassa Copy Share
“I’ll only agree to this if you do me one favor—” Me do him a favor? “Yeah, anything.” “Please give me my balls back… — Laura Thalassa Copy Share
“Because good and evil weren’t inborn traits. They were choices we made.” — Laura Thalassa Copy Share
“The dead were not so scary. The living were the ones you had to watch out for.” — Laura Thalassa Copy Share
“want to know a truth of mine?” “Always,” I say, turning my head to better face him. He takes my hand and presses it… — Laura Thalassa Copy Share
“I know all about broken things. I came from a broken house, and a broken land full of broken people. I have a broken… — Laura Thalassa Copy Share
“What’s a naked man doing in your bed? I thought we had a code for these kinds of things.” — Laura Thalassa Copy Share
“This is yours,” he said, pressing my hand more tightly to his chest. “And I don’t give it lightly.” — Laura Thalassa Copy Share
“His mouth twitches. “You give a siren a secret … and she asks for another.” “You have so many of them,” I say. “Don’t… — Laura Thalassa Copy Share
“was more likely to punch someone in the face than I was reasoning with them.” — Laura Thalassa Copy Share
“A shuddering sob pushes its way out of me. For the first time in what seems like an eternity I can breathe. I sob… — Laura Thalassa Copy Share
