Just handle the books gently and you’ll get along fine.

Stories only happen to people who can tell them.

If I'd been whoring before class and waved a corset at him, no one would have thought twice about it!

It’s not over if you’re still here,” Chronicler said. “It’s not a tragedy if you’re still alive.

I have known her longer, my smile said. True, you have been inside the circle of her arms, tasted her mouth, felt the warmth of her, and that is something I have never had. But there is a part of her that is only for me. You cannot touch it, no matter how hard you might try. And after she has left you I will still be here, making her laugh. My light shining in her. I will still be here long after she has forgotten your name.

Some tropes are universal. Boy meets girl. Betrayal and revenge. The search to discover a hidden truth.... A mother's love isn't cliché, it's universal. These things are archetypes. They're the building blocks of myth and legend. They are a big part about what it means to be human.

I don't speak fluent bumpkin.