Itโs one thing if a person learns youโre a witch. Itโs quite another if he learns youโre a murderer. I almost forget Iโm a witch now that I know Iโm a murdererโmurderess, actually. Murderess sounds so much worse.
Franny BillingsleyIt's the picnic principle. Things taste better outdoors. And if it's a forbidden thing, so much the better.
Franny BillingsleyGuess what it is that turns plants to coal. Pressure. Guess what it is that turns limestone to marble. Pressure. Guess what it is that turns Briony's heart to stone. Pressure. Pressure is uncomfortable, but so are the gallows. Keep your secrets, wolfgirl. Dance your fists with Eldric's, snatch lightning from the gods. Howl at the moon, at the blood-red moon. Let your mouth be a cavern of stars.
Franny BillingsleyLetโs hope sheโs like the others, who look only at the surface. Letโs hope sheโd never think that a girl with black-velvet eyes and cut-glass cheekbones could be a witch.
Franny Billingsley