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41 " Curiosity shivered up my spine. "
― Megan Shepherd , A Cold Legacy (The Madman's Daughter, #3)
42 " To make the right decision you must understand both paths before you,” he said quietly. “You must know your demons before you know whether to follow them. "
43 " Oh, and Juliet," he said. I turned back. Half of his face was thrown in deep shadow, while the whites of his teeth gleamed in the distant lights from the salon. "I’ll be working in the laboratory late tonight. I’ve a good start on the new specimens. Don’t be alarmed if you’re awoken. The animals - they scream, you know. An unfortunate effect of vivisection. It keeps the whole household up."For a breath, the world seemed to freeze. And then the clouds rolled again, the wind howled again. I realized that he had charmed me, just like he charmed everyone. I’d thought I was so clever. I thought I could see past his manipulations. But I’d heard only what I wanted to.He’d never said the accusations were untrue. Just unfair. "
― Megan Shepherd , The Madman’s Daughter (The Madman’s Daughter, #1)
44 " There’s dark magic there,” Luc warned. “Creatures who like the cold, who like girls who wander into their woods. Whatever you do, don’t let them kiss you. "
― Megan Shepherd , Midnight Beauties (Grim Lovelies, #2)
45 " Breahe, my dearie. You look on the verge of shattering. You are each so strong in your own way. Beau has a steady strength, like a tree. Cricket is a bright strength, like lighting. But your strength, ah, yours is quiet. There's a reason magic is called whisper, not shouts. "
― Megan Shepherd , Grim Lovelies (Grim Lovelies, #1)
46 " The dark thing inside her wasn't timid and plain, wasn't the type to skitter around the edges of a room, fearful of every footsetep "
47 " Luc understood that doing what was right and what was necessary were two different things. "
48 " But I couldn't get the image out of my head of the beast strapped to the table, Father humming while the candle wax slowly dripped, and Montgomery assisting. I felt betrayed, as though the boy I'd idolized was nothing more than a fantasy. "
49 " He left slowly, as if he had to pry himself away before he something improper. A growing part of me wished he'd stayed. "
50 " Hate the part of him that gave in to madness. But don't hate your father, not all of him. There was a time when he loved you very much, and that's what you should remember. "
― Megan Shepherd , Her Dark Curiosity (The Madman's Daughter, #2)
51 " You aren't made for sweeping floors, little beastie," he said quietly. "Don't you know that? "
52 " Sure enough, the door swung open and his wonderfully ugly face looked back at me. "
53 " No serum can change who you are. Nor should you change. Genius or madness- it all depends on who's telling the story. "
54 " Only humans could write such pain and love, could make her swoon one minute and cry the next over something that had never really happened to people who’d never really existed. "
55 " Love wasn’t just a combination of matching physical and personal criteria. It was something you couldn’t put into words, just a certainty, a twist of fate, a spark. "
― Megan Shepherd , The Cage (The Cage, #1)
56 " They always said crazy people never knew they were crazy. "
57 " I was afraid that I'd forgotten all the colors of the rainbow, but I know just where I can find them again. "
― Megan Shepherd , The Secret Horses of Briar Hill
58 " He asked for a knife," she said. "What do you think that means? It's not for eclairs, I can promise you that. "
59 " I can't stop midnight. "
60 " Do you have any idea of the pain [the animals have] suffered at human hands? "