“ You want to know the real reason they never let us touch or talk to each other if they could help it? It made us strong. If you have people who love you, you can fall back on them when you're afraid. Alexandra Bracken
“ I was coming to see the heavier your heart got, the strongest you had to be to keep carrying it around. Alexandra Bracken
“ —the longer you silence a violin, the harder it is for it to find its true voice again. Alexandra Bracken
“ Etta saw the way Sophia took a deep breathe, set her shoulders back, and moved with practiced grace on her way out — and she understood something about the other girl, truly understood for the first t… Alexandra Bracken
“ Why are you so weird?""Because my weird has to be able to cancel out your weird, Lady Cross-stitch.""At least what I do is considered an art form.""Yes, in ye olde medieal Europse you would've been qu… Alexandra Bracken
“ My fear for you outweighs my fear of him,” he said simply. “And I told you, didn’t I? If you left, I’d follow you.”But should you try to leave on your own, know that I will go to the ends of the earth… Alexandra Bracken
“ When it came to adults, it was better not to talk. They had a way of hearing one thing and processing it as something else. No reason to give them an excuse to hurt you. Alexandra Bracken
“ ...crackers..." a voice breathed out nehind us, "yesss..."Both of us turned, watching as Chubs twisted around in his seat and settled back down, still fast asleep. I pressed a hand over my mouth to ke… Alexandra Bracken
