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1 " Humans make art to remember and be remembered,” said Caius. “Art is their weapon against forgetting. "
― Melissa Grey , The Girl at Midnight (The Girl at Midnight, #1)
2 " Dorian's scar itched. It did that when he was agitated, or angry, or experiencing anything one might call emotion. Or when rain was on the horizon, but he didn't think that was entirely relevant to why it was itching now. "
3 " Her seven-year-old self had decided that stealing books was morally bankrupt, but since the books hadn’t actually left the library—they’d merely been relocated—it wasn’t technically stealing. Echo looked around at her sea of tomes, and a single word came to mind: Tsundoku. It was the Japanese word for letting books pile up without reading them all. "
4 " But the only thing worse than remembering the feel of Rose in his arms, the softness of her black and white feathers, the sound of her voice when she sang quietly to herself, would be forgetting it. "
5 " ...I like to be around all these books. They’re very good at making you forget your troubles. It’s like having a million friends, wrapped in paper and scrawled in ink "
6 " The young always think they’re invincible, right until the moment they learn otherwise. Usually, the hard way "
7 " One needs only a single match to start a fire "
8 " Memories make us who we are,” he said. “Without them, we are nothing. "
9 " Echo looked around at her sea of tomes, and a single word came to mind: tsundoku. It was the Japanese word for letting books pile up without reading them all. "
10 " Every good fairy tale has a kernel of truth to it. "
11 " Greatness is not always good. "
12 " She was fond of books. They were an escape from responsibilities, "
13 " She had gone to the library in search of hope, but what she'd found instead was a child. It would take her many years to realize that the two were not so different. "
14 " When in doubt, bravado. Always bravado. "
15 " You're a thief, Echo.' The Ala Squeezed her hand, her grip strong despite her frailty. 'Steal him back. "
― Melissa Grey , The Shadow Hour (The Girl at Midnight, #2)
16 " Where flowers bloom, you'll find your way, through the darkness and the flames, but beware the price that you must pay, for only the worthy will know my name. "
17 " Backpfeifengeicht," Echo said. It was one of her favorite words. German. A face made for punching. It sited Ruby perfectly.Confusion flitted across Ruby's face for a half second. It was the sweetest half second of her life."What does that mean?" Ruby said. Echo could almost taste how much it pained her to ask that.Echo smiled, saccharine sweet. "Look it up "
18 " But think carefully on it. Names are not a thing to be rushed. There’s power in names. "
19 " If war had taught him anything, it was that it took the people who deserved long and happy lives and gave them short, brutal ones instead. "
20 " It would be earth-shatteringly poor manners for you to whip out your sword in my home.” And then, oh sublime horror, Jasper winked. “After all, we’ve only just met. "
