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21 " Despite the cold chill, she burned inside with a hunger she didn’t want to dismiss. Not tonight. "
― Katherine McIntyre , Scrying for Summer (Philadelphia Coven Chronicles #2)
22 " Because if I fell any deeper for the way his eyes crinkled with his smile or his habit of tapping on his nose to emphasize a point, my ship would be sunk. "
― Katherine McIntyre , By the Sea
23 " Too late; my awkwardness had already made an unforgettable appearance, so, of course, I couldn’t be let off the hook. "
24 " Geoff’s arm emanated with a solid warmth I longed for after our days aboard S.S. British-Craphole. "
― Katherine McIntyre , An Airship Named Desire (Take to the Skies #1)
25 " As the sky faded to night, her anger dissipated—but not in a healing way, just dulled, like forged iron sizzling in a cold pail of water. "
― Katherine McIntyre , Poisoned Apple
26 " He stroked her back and kept a fierce grip on her like she’d fade away into one of the thousands of ghosts in this cemetery. "
― Katherine McIntyre , Rising for Autumn (Philadelphia Coven Chronicles #3)
27 " Ice upon ice, and yet, inside, she melted and mourned all the same. "
― Katherine McIntyre , Soul Solution
28 " Harsh, bitter laughs exploded from her like shrapnel, and she didn’t care who was cut in the process. "
29 " He knew too well the sting of loneliness and how over time it stole you away, piece by piece, until a mere shell remained. "
― Katherine McIntyre , Hunting for Spring (Philadelphia Coven Chronicles #1)
30 " What bothered me the most was the hesitation in his voice when he said that— like he was running out of time. "
31 " They dabbled in dark magic like finger painters in first grade art class, and then most of them were either killed by their creations or ran the other way from the nightmares they unleashed. "
32 " She’d sworn she wouldn’t end up like her little brother, but loneliness didn’t arrive with flashing bulbs and a warning label. The descent was as simple and complex as a faked smile, white lies about being “okay,” and the nod and acceptance as her own peers didn’t delve deeper, shutting the coffin lid for her. "
33 " She would never forget how his soul was lonely as the moon they’d met under, and how, for several brief moments, she’d been able to chase the loneliness away. "
34 " Truth be told, loneliness had seeped into her bones with the passing of time until it had become her normal way of life. "
35 " Despite the way she rallied, the haunted look in her eyes was enough to break him, as lost and lonely as an abandoned child’s. "
― Katherine McIntyre , Waking for Winter (Philadelphia Coven Chronicles #4)
36 " If you’re supposed to work with someone, I’d recommend not getting all hot and bothered with them the night before. The word of the day was “tense. "
37 " Mom used to tell us stories of these bogeymen when we were kids, and Lizzy would crawl into my bed so she could fall asleep. Stories of the monsters who forced us underground, and when the force field faltered, would snatch us from our homes. "
― Katherine McIntyre , Snatched
38 " May as well have ox blood running through those veins,” I added, “You’re as stubborn as one. "
39 " Flirt with the old ladies and you’ll be fine,” I muttered, shoving my stuff into the cubby. He hung his green hoodie on the hooks right beside me. “Is that how you get by?” “Doesn’t work on the old ladies for me, but the old men on the other hand?” I paused and glanced at my nails. “Yeah, doesn’t work on them either. "
40 " The night had darkened to the murky sort where the air hung like descending clouds and the overhead branches made the liquid darkness even more impenetrable. "
― Katherine McIntyre , Stolen Petals (Take to the Skies #1.5)