“ Moments like this occurred more and more frequently, and I think that was the biggest difference between us. That we could look at the same stars in the same sky, but not have the same questions. Not… Stephanie Oakes
“ In that moment, I feel the Prophet's canvas ceiling lift away from my head, walls flying off me, and a pressure I've never put into words hisses somewhere at the back of my mind as the size of the uni… Stephanie Oakes
“ You know, when I was little, my dad told me that if I misbehaved, he'd send me to live with a witch who ate children.''Really?'She nods. 'I was so afraid of the witch. Feelings are magnified when you'… Stephanie Oakes
“ I replay the scene again and again, the broken mashed-up face looming over me, the knowledge between the two of us that I'd done it. That act of kindness is still more unfathomable to me than any crue… Stephanie Oakes
“ Jude used to try to make me laugh, and when I'd crack a smile he'd keep the joke going , like breath on an ember, making it grow into a fit of giggles that'd echo around the whole forest and make all… Stephanie Oakes
“ For years, we had stood on opposite sides of a divide, calling across because we could never jump the distance. This was the moment we discovered that, if we both shifted our weight forward, if we aba… Stephanie Oakes
“ That's how you avoid becoming a moth," he says. "Stop asking others what to believe. Figure it out for yourself. Stephanie Oakes
“ Jude taught me what love was: to be willing to hold on to another person's pain. That's it. Stephanie Oakes
