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1 " I didn’t know what darkness was until I lost you "
― Sylvain Reynard , The Raven (The Florentine, #1)
2 " Without guilt or remorse, shame was an empty emotion. Indeed, shame would not be shame. "
3 " He Looked down at her gravely. "In many ways, we are the most perfect match. We see each other as we are, but neither of us views the other as broken. "
4 " [...] I think no one—human or otherwise—is perfect. If perfection is the standard for normalcy, we all fail. "
5 " Oh, Psyche. “‘Fortune doth menace unto thee imminent danger, wherof I wish thee greatly to beware. . . . thou shalt purchase to mee great sorrow, and to thyself utter destruction. . . . Beware that ye covet not . . . to see the shape of my person, lest by your curiosity you deprive your selfe of so great and worthy estate. "
6 " Beauty is vain. It appears and like the wind, it's gone "
7 " You are the only ray of hope I’ve seen since 1274. You’re the only one who has caused my heart to beat again. "
8 " Beauty is vain. It appears and, like the wind, it's gone "
9 " He’s Zephyr, hovering in the shadows. He took pity on Psyche and helped her and then he disappeared. "
10 " Cassita vulneratus. Raven awoke with a start. "
11 " I am the monster, hiding in the darkness, the intruder had whispered. "
12 " love isn’t secretive or one-sided.” “It isn’t,” he said fiercely. “Then tell me.” He kissed her forehead. “Je t’aim. "
13 " Noah released the raven and the raven returned. If I were able to hope, I’d hope you would return to me. Good night, Cassita. "
14 " Ignorance,” he rejoined, sounding cross. “You modern people live in your own version of the Dark Ages, dismissing anything you can’t understand. If the relic didn’t stop him, what the hell did? "
15 " I’m afraid that trouble is not what you do. Trouble is what you are. "
16 " Forgive me.” He cupped her cheek. “I came to you tonight because I couldn’t allow the light of my life to be extinguished without seeing you one last time.” “Then "
17 " No one deserves mercy. Not deserving it is what makes it mercy. "
18 " You are my greatest virtue and my deepest vice.” He leaned forward and pressed their lips together. "
19 " So much for the justice that governs the universe. Dante was a fool to believe such myths. Some of us are damned by the actions of others and exiled to hell through no fault of our own. "
20 " You are my greatest virtue and my deepest vice. "
