"Do they send someone to break your fingers?" said Tess, thinking of the Belgiosos.

Armando laughed softly. "You find a way to break them yourself." He paused to let her think about what that entailed; she had some idea. "There's a room in my heart full of unpaid bills," he said. "We all have one. It's useful to go in occasionally and open a few."/>

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" One thing I've learned about grief: it's like a creditor's bill. You can put off paying, but it eventually falls due, and exacts usurious interest."

"Do they send someone to break your fingers?" said Tess, thinking of the Belgiosos.

Armando laughed softly. "You find a way to break them yourself." He paused to let her think about what that entailed; she had some idea. "There's a room in my heart full of unpaid bills," he said. "We all have one. It's useful to go in occasionally and open a few. "

Rachel Hartman , Tess of the Road (Tess of the Road, #1)


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Rachel Hartman quote : One thing I've learned about grief: it's like a creditor's bill. You can put off paying, but it eventually falls due, and exacts usurious interest.
"Do they send someone to break your fingers?" said Tess, thinking of the Belgiosos.

Armando laughed softly. "You find a way to break them yourself." He paused to let her think about what that entailed; she had some idea. "There's a room in my heart full of unpaid bills," he said. "We all have one. It's useful to go in occasionally and open a few." style="width:100%;margin:20px 0;"/>