This, the language of deception, we both understand. We were born to it, along with the curses.
Holly BlackAnd if I wanted to kill myself, I wouldn't throw myself off a roof. And if I was going to throw myself off a roof, I would put on some pants before I did it.
Holly BlackShe loves the serene brutality of the ocean, loves the electric power she felt with each breath of wet, briny air.
Holly BlackAs Val jumped down onto the litter-strewn concrete after them, she thought how insane it was to follow two people she didn't know into the bowels of the subway, but instead of being afraid, she felt glad. She would make all her own decisions now, even if they were ruinous ones. It was the same pleasurable feeling as tearing a piece of paper into tiny, tiny pieces.
Holly Black