“ With every line he teaches her, the world grows a little wider. She had never known before how words could sing,how a turn of phrase could unlock a window in her mind. Rosamund Hodge
“ They said that love was terrifying and tender, wild and sweet, and none of it made any sense.But now I knew that every mad word was true. Rosamund Hodge
“ I remembered Ignifex's smirk and his confident words: I can wait all I want and still have you. And I thought, Here is one thing he isn't getting. Standing on my toes, I kissed Shade on the lips. It w… Rosamund Hodge
“ He stared at her a moment longer, then laughed softly. “I wouldn’t love you if you were any weaker,” he said, and let go of her. Rosamund Hodge
“ Ghosts are laid to rest when injustices are righted, when their duties are fulfilled. But my mother's duty is to make me happy so long as I live. So there is not rest for her, and no escape for me. I… Rosamund Hodge
“ And you would know so much about women, locked up in your castle.""Locked up with eight wives. And sometimes I make house calls for my bargainers. There's many a lovely woman desperate enough to barga… Rosamund Hodge
“ Almost immediately, I found the red door into the library. I opened it idly- and the breath stopped in my throat. It was the same room I remembered: the shelves, the lion-footed table, the white bass-… Rosamund Hodge
“ I'm the girl who never gets angry and never wants anything, and that's why my family is still alive. Rosamund Hodge
“ I coudn't be kind to him after what he'd done, couldn't be cruel after what I had done Rosamund Hodge
“ There are a lot of things I want," I say quietly and deliberately. "But I think I will keep what I have. Rosamund Hodge
“ Do you think he would dare half as much for your love as I have?”“No,” she said. “He never could. That’s why I love him.”“You were desperate for me.”“Desperate. Not happy.” For the first time in all t… Rosamund Hodge
“ Rachelle choked on a laugh. “You were always stronger.”“You,” said Amélie, “were always foolish enough to think that mattered. Rosamund Hodge
“ What they want, of course, isn't what you can give them. What you're selling is the hope you can. Rosamund Hodge
