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1 " There was a difference, I had decided, between knowing and believing. And I wanted both. "
― Laura Bickle
2 " I think I’d rather be branded than submit to some of the things that you have to.” He said this without spite, just a soft statement of fact. “I’m not strong enough to do that. "
― Laura Bickle , The Hallowed Ones (The Hallowed Ones, #1)
3 " I was a hypocrite. When the roof came down, it was going to fall on me first. "
4 " For me, that was love. Tangible. Love was what was in front of me, not a distant fantasy. "
5 " I wanted the syrupy taste of this small rebellion. And this stupid machine was denying that bit of freedom to me . . . just like everyone else. "
6 " You have done well, Katie,” Frau Gerlach said. “You would make a fine midwife someday, if you ever wished to learn.”I cast my eyes down, exhausted and shy and afraid and proud all at once. “All I have managed so far is to be a midwife to the puppies.”She reached out to pat my cheek with a bloody hand. “God smiles on those who quietly do his dirty work, my girl. "
7 " Men are essentially useless for the difficult things in life. For births and deaths, one clearheaded woman is more useful than a half-dozen men. "
8 " God smiles on those who quietly do his dirty work, my girl. "
9 " What did you come for?" he murmured."For you. "
10 " His eyes widened. "You didn't go back to town, did you?""No. I went to church.""Ah, well. That explains it," he blurted. "I mean...well...Two hours of sermons is enough to dim anyone's sparkle. "
11 " I wasn't threatened by fantasy. "
12 " That night I lay in bed and stared out the window. Night and I were old friends. "
13 " God cannot be with everyone. Not everyone is right. "
14 " I ran my fingers over the black ink. "They're holy to you."Alex flexed his fingers. "They are now. "
15 " I was afraid to be Outside alone, without Elijah. But, no matter what, I would have to get used to his absence. I would have to prove to him and to myself that I could. "
16 " Maybe now that Elijah was feeling well enough to be interfering in my business, he'd also be well enough to look after his own chores. "
17 " There is only one way to a man's heart. Through gentleness. Not by getting angry or jealous. "
18 " People scared Petra—they were volatile, unpredictable. But the natural world could always be explained. It behaved according to established laws that didn’t change. Petra could play by those rules. "
― Laura Bickle , Dark Alchemy (Wildlands #1)
19 " I slipped outside...and into the realm of the ravens. "
20 " I could barely breathe as I fled down the steps, like something was stuck in my throat. I couldn't tell what flavor it was; it tasted salty like tears, but it was sharp as broken glass. "
