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121 " There was still beauty in the world, still innocence. "
― Megan Shepherd , Her Dark Curiosity (The Madman's Daughter, #2)
122 " Your father science isn’t the problem. Because of it Edward exists, and he has just as much humanity in him as any of us. You've had it all wrong. It's just like what you said at the flower shop: 'It isn't about the sharpness of the blade, but the hand that holds it.' Science doesn’t do good or ill by itself – it’s the intention behind it. And your father‘s intention to create Edward was good. "
123 " What you hate is what you are. An animal, just like me. Don’t pretend like you’ve never imagined it—the thrill of the hunt. No chaperones, no silk stockings, nothing holding you back. Tearing through the city like we were back on that island, feeling your blood boil, your pulse race. You’re jealous of my freedom. You said it yourself once. "
124 " I’m not a monster, Juliet. I’m everything your father intended. Intelligent. Compassionate. Loyal. But I’ve a darker side. I look human, but the animal flesh still lives inside me. Its bones alongside my bones. Its blood in my veins. "
― Megan Shepherd , The Madman’s Daughter (The Madman’s Daughter, #1)
125 " Juliet, this is my father. You have the luxury of knowing yours was insane. I can’t sleep until I find out what the devil mine is up to. "
126 " You said he used human blood to extract the cellular traits to make you human. Whose blood did he use?” Edward shook his head. “I don’t know. I’ve never known.” “What about the animal?” I asked. “He must have started with some kind of creature.” Edward cast a glance at the door, as though remembering the feel of the wild. “It wasn’t just one. He began with a jackal but added cellular traits of others. Heron. Fox. Those are just the ones I know about, but there are more—I can feel them. "
127 " Now I understand why you’re friends. I thought you were the most impossible woman in the world, but now I see there are two of you. "
128 " I've been thinking about what Petra said after the trials. She felt like she never belonged anywhere - at the Cottage or anywhere else - but that she'd accepted it. The rest of us were searching for the place we belonged. But I think that's why Petra succeeded when we all failed. Because you never find the place you belong. Duke Karolinge said it himself - the cruxes are only symbols. There's nothing inherently magical about say, leaves or moths. The trick is to accept the hole in yourself. Accept that it will never be filled, not with flowers or herbs or any other thing. Like Petra accepted herself. "
― Megan Shepherd , Midnight Beauties (Grim Lovelies, #2)
129 " Children who had no family were the ones who cherished the idea of family the most. "
130 " blood flowed in my own veins, a cruel inheritance. "
131 " It’s an experiment,” I said. “You have to appreciate that, as a man of science. "
132 " Waar gaan we ze mee aanvallen dan?' vroeg Rolf. 'Een gehaktbrood? Het lijkt wel een isoleercel, zo ongevaarlijk als alles hier is. "
― Megan Shepherd , The Cage (The Cage, #1)
133 " You’ll go into a coma and die if you stop taking the injections long enough. "
134 " My heart wrench a little. They were in my room but I felt like the intruder. "
135 " I’ll make you a deal. You told me and Edward to wait until London to work out our differences. You must do the same. Once we’re in London, with proper medical care, then you can play your experiment if you insist.” The clock on the mantel ticked away each long second. He was right, of course. Whatever the experiment proved, it did me little good if we were still stuck on the island. I folded my arms. “You know, I suspect you and Edward would be friends if it weren’t for this place.” His eyes were on fire. “It’s not the island keeping us from being friends. "
136 " The nail drove deeper, as if [he] was trying to drive it into my very heart. "
137 " My pounding heart stole the words to reply to that. He took my hand, kissing the knuckles gently, sending trails of fire along the length of my arm. “I’ve made you another batch of treatment. It’s in the lab.” “But Father …” “He left before dawn. He won’t be back for hours.” EVEN WITHOUT MY FATHER’S overwhelming presence, the laboratory still gave me chills. "
138 " You look beautiful. Like one of the angels Milton wrote about.’‘A fallen one,maybe,’ I said. "
139 " Juliet...you looked even more beautiful when I thought I was dying. "
140 " He was a survivor, like me "