Libba Bray Quotes

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• A gentle breeze catches in the branches then and I hear it, soft and low, a murmured prayer--Gem-ma, Gem-ma--and then the leaves bend down and…
• What frightens you? What makes the hair on your arms rise, your palms sweat, the breath catch in your chest like a wild thing caged?…
• Will you punish me forever?
• The sun has blessed you," Sarita used to say. "Look how he has left his kisses on your face for all to see and be…
• It's so laughable that it's somewhere beyond comedy and right into tragedy again.
• I should never be left alone with my mind for too long.
• All morning, Spence has been a well-oiled machine of activity. Everyone doing her bit, quietly and efficiently. It's strange how deliberate people are after a…
• Beneath the skin, there is fear. Pain. Remorse. Yearning. Desire. A fierce longing for power. All of this. We are joined. It is as if…
• Did you hear? You are free." Yessss. Choice. It is a fine thing. And I choose to take you back, Most High.
• Or perhaps it is some combination of spirit and desire, love and hope, some alchemy that we each possess and can put to use, if…
• Simon, would you still care for me if you discovered I was not who I say I am?" What do you mean?" I mean would…
• Because you can't keep up the illusion forever," I say. "No one has that much magic.
• The wind picks up. It sends leaves scurrying for cover until a softer breeze blows through, settling them down again as if to say, Shhh,…
• When she can't bring me to heal with scolding, she bends me to shape with guilt.
• We don't look at each other anymore. Not really. Not since I pulled him from that opium den. Now when I look at him, I…
• No person has ever held all the power. There must be a balance between chaos and order, dark and light. With the Temple magic bound…
• I shan't ever understand your willingness to lie down and die," Felicity bars. "If you won't at least try to fight, I have no sympathy…
• Forget your pain. It was what I said when I took Father's hand in the drawing room yesterday, what I repeated again tonight. But I…
• Pippa's laugh is bitter, tinged with tears. 'Ha! Why do girls think being beautiful will solve every problem? Being beautiful just creates problems. It's a…
• There are always rebels and radicals, I suppose,' McCleethy allows. 'Those who live on the fringes of society. But what do they contribute to the…

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