Ruthless. That’s my girl.

Life's full of opportunities to make crappy decisions that feel good. And after the first one, the rest get a whole lot easier.

Carney is like a graveyard where everyone already owns their plots and has built houses on top of them.

Downstairs, Grandad's warning Barron about something. His voice swells, and I catch the words, "In my day we were feared. Now we're just afraid.

You okay?" Anton asks, looking at me like he's trying to figure out if I'm drunk. His plans depend on me. I look as blank as possible and hope that it freaks him out. No point in my being the only miserable one.

I thought you were her knight, but you have become only her woodsman--taking little girls into the forest to cut out their hearts.

Allow me to explain how my whole life has prepared me for this moment. I am used to girls screaming, and your screams – will be sweeter than another’s cries of love.