What happened to the winner" Adina asked. "She tripped." "And the first runner-up?" Miss Michigan cracked her knuckles. "She tripped, too.
Libba BrayThere is no greater power on this earth than story.โ Will paced the length of the room. โPeople think boundaries and borders build nations. Nonsenseโwords do. Beliefs, declarations, constitutionsโwords. Stories. Myths. Lies. Promises. History.โ Will grabbed the sheaf of newspaper clippings he kept in a stack on his desk. โThis, and theseโโhe gestured to the libraryโs teeming shelvesโโtheyโre a testament to the countryโs rich supernatural history.
Libba BrayI don't know. Sometimes, I feel nothing, and I'm so afraid. Afraid I'll stop feeling anything at all. I'll just slip away inside myself...I just need to feel something" A Great and Terrible Beauty, Page 177, by
Libba Bray