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1 " Bursts of hope make despair harder to live with. "
― Bethany Griffin , Masque of the Red Death (Masque of the Red Death, #1)
2 " I’ve perfected the art of the fake smile. It’s not so difficult when you are completely numb. "
3 " She has to live, Eliott. I owe her a lifetime of apologies.”“Sometimes I think that’s all we owe our parents. "
4 " I won't cry. When the guilt is this heavy, you can't. It just settles and stays with you, and it's cold. "
5 " I always thought about you. From the night I took you home. I never really stopped thinking about you. "
― Bethany Griffin , Dance of the Red Death (Masque of the Red Death, #2)
6 " You have to remember that there are reasons to live, and that at least a few people are decent, and that the world is worthwhile some of the time, okay?”I raise my face to his, wanting another kiss, but he stops me.“You will remember?”The balloon bumps downward again. His eyes are still closed.“Why don’t you open your eyes?”He opens one and squints at me for a second. “I’m terrified of heights,” he says. "
7 " In the summer evenings, fireflies swarm around the tarn, making something hateful almost beautiful. "
― Bethany Griffin , The Fall
8 " Just because you don't want to see something doesn't mean that it will go away. Do you think inhumanity doesn't exist if you pretend not to see it? Or maybe get too drunk to understand? We've forgotten the things that make life worthwhile. "
9 " Do the pamphlets follow the mood of the people, or do the pamphlets encourage certain opinions among the masses? "
― Bethany Griffin
10 " And I'm falling in love with you," he whispers. "But I would throw you in the water and watch crocodiles tear you to bits, if I thought that doing so would accomplish my goals. Do. Not. Trust. Anyone. Especially me. "
11 " Hours trickle by, and I wilt. The magic isn't here for me tonight. I can't get away from the heavy feeling of being me. I want to blend in, to be someone besides myself, someone who is part of something secret and subversive and exciting. "
12 " Or maybe the ugliness is in us. That's just the way we are.Underneath the pretense of civilization. "
13 " She's made herself so artificial; it's okay to wear next to nothing because we aren't real people any longer. "
14 " Thank you for keeping her safe," Elliott tells Will. "I will always keep her safe. "
15 " I hate the word shy. I don't ever use that word. Shy was when I was seven and my one Princess signature got smeared across the pastel yellow page because I dripped tears all over it, because I was afraid and couldn't lift my head no matter how much I wanted to. That's how the shyness works. You want to talk, but you can't. People look at you with scorn. Being ice princess is infinitely better, even if some people think you're a total bitch. A snob. Reserved. Those are choices a person makes, to be reserved, to be quiet, or to be a snob. Shy isn't a choice. "
― Bethany Griffin , Handcuffs
16 " where do you want to go?Back to violinist. I want to hear songs about suicide. "
17 " I need some fresh air," I say."Then by all means go outside. If it doesn't clear your head, it will probably kill you." Will might be teasing. I can't tell. "
18 " No matter what creatures people fear in the dead of the night, in this city, violence is more likely to be carried out by men "
19 " Thank you for stitching me up" I say."I seem to have a talent for it. "
20 " Sit". I gesture to the chairs."I need to tell you something"."You adore me and are having trouble keeping your hands to yourself?" he suggests."No". But my seriousness is lost on him.He sits and pulls me close. "I'm having trouble keeping my hands to myself "
