“ If Verity's sins were knives, quick and vicious, then Prosperity's were poison. Slow, insidious, but just as deadly. Victoria Schwab
“ That's how he saw climbing, a physical exercise in positive and negative space. The vast expanse of white drawing the small, person-shaped speck into sharp relief. Victoria Schwab
“ Like I said, Kenzie. Everything ends. I’m not afraid to die,” you say with a wan smile. “I just hope I’m smart enough to stay dead. Victoria Schwab
“ Be lost. Give up. Give In. in the end It would be better to surrender before you begin. be lost. Be lost And then you will not care if you are ever found. Victoria Schwab
“ He wondered about himself (whether he was broken, or special, or better, or worse) and about other people (whether they were really all as stupid as they seemed). Victoria Schwab
“ For one, dazzling, infinite moment, August felt like he was standing on a precipice, the end of one world and the beginning of another, a whisper and a bang. Victoria Schwab
“ Kell managed an echo of her smile, and [Lila] gasped. "What's that on your face?"The smile vanished. "What?""Never mind," she said, laughing. "It's gone. Victoria Schwab
“ Even if surviving wasn't simple, or easy, or fair.Even if he could never be human.He wanted the chance to matter.He wanted to live. Victoria Schwab
“ He manages a sad smile. “An omission is not the same thing as a lie, Miss Bishop. It’s a manipulation. Victoria Schwab
“ The first trick to lying is to tell the truth as often as possible. If out start lying about everything, big and small, it becomes impossible to keep things straight and you'll get caught. Once suspic… Victoria Schwab
“ Ignorance may be bliss, but only if it outweighs curiosity. Curiosity is a gateway drug to sympathy. Victoria Schwab
“ Do you ever wonder why music brings a soul to surface? What makes beauty work as well as pain? Victoria Schwab
“ There were two kinds of monsters, the kind that hunted the streets and the kind that lived in your head. She could fight the first, but the second was more dangerous. It was always, always, always a s… Victoria Schwab
“ Well," I ask, leaning over him, "do you wish to stay?""I do.""And why is that, Cole?" I say, tipping toward him so that our noses nearly brush."Well," he says with a smile, "the weather's quite nice. Victoria Schwab
“ Properly buried.""Properly kept.""That is the way with witches.""And with all things. Victoria Schwab
“ Magda looks at me as if I've gone mad. Or I've grown up. It's kind of the same thing. Victoria Schwab
“ Cole steps forward, his fingers reaching around my shoulders, and kisses me. It is sudden and smooth and soft as air against my lips. The wind whips around us, tugging at the fabric of our clothes, bu… Victoria Schwab
