Old paper, which my mom used to say was the smell of time itself.

I guess this was what it felt like to love someone and feel like you had lost them. Even when you were still holding them in your arms.

In the end, the Wheel crushes us all.

Jump or stay in the boat.

Ro trails his hands against the wall as he walks. The archivists look at him as he passes. Ro is good at irritating people; he'll find the one thing you don't want him to do, and do it every time. It's one of his many gifts.

It's not easy to be Light when you've been Dark. It's almost too much to ask anyone. -Macon Ravenwood

She yanked my plate away and took it to the sink. She rinsed some bones that looked like pork shoulder, which was weird since we'd had chicken tonight.