I have had passionate kisses and fierce ones, kisses so sweet they tasted like pure honey and kisses that cut like knives, but until this moment, Iโve never had one that said both hello and good-bye.
Ann AguirreYou could miss someone, but it did no good to fixate on loss. I wished I had the ready words of a Breeder or the ability to comfort with a soft touch. I didn't. Instead I had daggers and determination. That would have to do.
Ann AguirreI imagine the ones weโve lost as ghosts who prowl about the edges of the light, waiting for us to join them. Sometimes thatโs terrifying, and sometimes itโs reassuring, a promise of homecoming.
Ann AguirreNobility and self-sacrifice sound wonderful in theory, but now heโs seen how it feels. A dead hero is still dead at the end of the day, and youโre still alone.
Ann Aguirre