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21 " I recognize in her a part of myself: the sadness that darkens her eyes, the heartbreak that has unraveled the loose threads woven inside her mind. I could be her. I could slip into madness and let it overtake me just like she has. Turn into a shadow. She and I are the same. We've both lost people we love. Both crushed by this town. Both know that the ocean takes more than it gives. "
― Shea Ernshaw , The Wicked Deep
22 " Forcing a girl to do anything she doesn’t want to is reason enough to kick your ass, "
23 " Penance is a long, unforgiving thing. It endures, for without it, the past is forgotten. "
24 " I’ll stay on the island, reading fortunes from the smeared remains of tea leaves in white porcelain cups just like my mom used to before Dad vanished and never came back. "
25 " They have eternity. Or even if it's just one life, one long, singular life -- that's enough. "
26 " It’s hard not to feel drawn in by a legend that repeats itself without falter or fail each season. "
27 " Perhaps we all have oddity, some strangeness we keep hidden along our edges, things we see that we can explain things we wish for thing we run from. "
28 " The town might be required to give you a parade.” He smiles full and big for the first time, a softness in his eyes. “The hero requirements in this town must be pretty low.” “We just really like parades.” Again he smiles. "
29 " L'amour est une enchanteresse — sauvage sournoise. Elle se glisse derrière vous, douce, tendre et tranquille, juste avant de vous trancher la gorge. "
30 " Amar a alguien es peligroso. Tienes algo que puedes perder. "
31 " Si fuera tan fácil hacer surgir el amor por medio de hechizos, no habría tantos corazones rotos. "