Simple dreams are the hardest to come true

She was the most beautiful woman in the world. If she was alive I'd probably be a better person.

And being that happy makes me feel guilty. Because I shouldn't be. Not while my mum is feeling the way she is. How I can dare to be happy is beyond me, and I hate my guts for it.

Lucian was beginning to get used to hearing her small observations at night. More than anything, he realized he liked her voice in the dark. It made him feel less lonely.

What are you doing?" she asked, trying to raise herself. "First, I thought I'd show you what a pity it would be if they cut off my wicked tongue.

You're going to set us all on fire, you homicidal feral fruitcake.

A blind man can see what she feels for you and you for her. Your souls are not merely entwined; they are fused.