“I close my eyes, and words from an old book flow from my lips. “From flame to ashes, dawn to dusk, for… — Laura Thalassa Books Copy Share Image
“I guess that was what happened when you suppressed your heart for a little too long. It got you back when you… — Laura Thalassa Too long Copy Share Image
“Her body is so small for such a force of nature. Sometimes I forget that. She takes up such a big part… — Laura Thalassa Nature Copy Share Image
“I’ll only agree to this if you do me one favor—” Me do him a favor? “Yeah, anything.” “Please give me my… — Laura Thalassa Copy Share Image
“Because good and evil weren’t inborn traits. They were choices we made.” — Laura Thalassa Good and evil Copy Share Image
“The dead were not so scary. The living were the ones you had to watch out for.” — Laura Thalassa Life Copy Share Image
“want to know a truth of mine?” “Always,” I say, turning my head to better face him. He takes my hand and… — Laura Thalassa Truth Copy Share Image
“I know all about broken things. I came from a broken house, and a broken land full of broken people. I have… — Laura Thalassa Broken Copy Share Image
“What’s a naked man doing in your bed? I thought we had a code for these kinds of things.” — Laura Thalassa Programming Copy Share Image
“This is yours,” he said, pressing my hand more tightly to his chest. “And I don’t give it lightly.” — Laura Thalassa Copy Share Image
“His mouth twitches. “You give a siren a secret … and she asks for another.” “You have so many of them,” I… — Laura Thalassa Grinch Copy Share Image
“was more likely to punch someone in the face than I was reasoning with them.” — Laura Thalassa Copy Share Image
“Because you are just a pawn. And a pawn can’t help but get played.” — Laura Thalassa Copy Share Image
“A shuddering sob pushes its way out of me. For the first time in what seems like an eternity I can breathe.… — Laura Thalassa First time Copy Share Image
“would be if you weren’t wearing your hair in a girly little ponytail,” I say, reaching for the ends of his white… — Laura Thalassa Good man Copy Share Image
“Solstice expectations: everyone shall set aside their quarrels for this week, hold hands, and sing kumbaya. Solstice reality: everyone shall come within… — Laura Thalassa Hold Hands Copy Share Image
“All those evenings she watched me leave her, those are the illusion. Because the truth is, I have searched worlds for her,… — Laura Thalassa Sand Time Copy Share Image
“I relax further, letting the siren loose in a way I rarely do on earth. I begin walking again, an extra sway… — Laura Thalassa Nature Copy Share Image
“We tread water like that for almost a minute, neither of us saying anything. I drift to my back and stare up… — Laura Thalassa Astronomy Copy Share Image
“And naturally, I see a whopping three stars in the sky—and one of them might be a plane.” — Laura Thalassa Astronomy Copy Share Image
“I’m sorry,” I say, “your ponytail is very masculine. I feel like I’m going to grow a beard just looking at it”… — Laura Thalassa Copy Share Image
“He can’t be bad, he can’t. We might both be fucked up, and sure, Des has killed a few people, but he… — Laura Thalassa Copy Share Image
“Carpe diem they say, Seize the day, Because before long, Tomorrow will dawn, And you will be gone.” — Laura Thalassa Carpe diem Copy Share Image
“Close your eyes,' Andre commanded. 'Nuh uh. Last time I did that I woke up in the morgue.” — Laura Thalassa Close your eyes Copy Share Image