“Crows remember human faces. They remember the people who feed them, who are kind to them. And the people who wrong them too.”
“Really?”
He nodded slowly. “They don’t forget. They tell each other who to look after and who to watch out for."
~ Kaz Brekker, The Crooked Kingdom.
okay but remember when Nikolai Lantsov said~"There had been a time when words had been the only place he could find solace. No book ever lost patience with him or told him to sit still."
And when Tessa Grey said~"One must always be careful of books, and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us."
And when Feyre Archeron said~"I was burning through books every day - stories about people and places I'd never heard of. They were perhaps the only thing that kept me from teetering into utter despair."
And when Will Herondale said~"We live and breathe words. It was books that kept me from taking my own life after I thought I could never love anyone, never be loved again. It was books that made me feel that perhaps I was not completely alone."
And when Celaena Sardothien said~"I can survive well enough on my own- if given proper reading material."
The parallels between when Daphne Bridgerton said "Leander swam Abydos to Sestos every single night in complete darkness just to see his love." And then "Leander also lost his way and drowned. So the story goes."
And when Henry said "Dear Thisbe, I wish there weren't a wall. Love, Pyramus." And then “Alex, Thisbe and Pyramus both die at the end.”
I think about these a lot...
*bangs head against a wall dramatically*
“Hello, Sam,” she breathed onto the river breeze.
“I miss you,” she said. “Every day, I miss you. And I wonder what you would have made of all this. Made of me. I think—I think you would have been a wonderful king. I think they would have liked you more than me, actually.” Her throat tightened. “I never told you—how I felt. But I loved you, and I think a part of me might always love you. Maybe you were my mate, and I never knew it. Maybe I’ll spend the rest of my life wondering about that. Maybe I’ll see you again in the Afterworld, and then I’ll know for sure. But until then … until then I’ll miss you, and I’ll wish you were here.”
if this isn't the most painful eulogy and confession I've ever read.
I love it when dark, brooding and sadistic fictional guys have a soft spot for fashion.
I love how Kos is supposed to be about demons and alliances and how Zoyalai literally have to run a kingdom but then there's this-
Can we talk about how strong a character GENYA SAFIN is !!!
The part where she confesses poisoning the king and how the poison she made would take away years that he would never get back, how she POISONED HER OWN SKIN SO EVERY TIME HE TOUCHED HER HE WAS CONSUMING THE POISON and then so it wouldn't harm her, SHE BURNT IT OFF HER SKIN and then tailored herself. Genya Safin superiority>>>>
When I read the "I am not ruined, I am ruination." I got chills.
Kanej as Taylor Swift songs~
"I've got some tricks up my sleeve, takes one to know one."
"You're a cowboy like me, never wanted love, just a fancy car."
"Perched in the dark, telling all the rich folks anything they wanna hear."
"You're a bandit like me, eyes full of stars. Hustling for the good life, never thought I'd meet you here."
"And the skeletons in both our closets plotted hard to mess this up."
"Forever is the sweetest con."
"And I'm never gonna love again."
"Put your lips close to mine, as long as they don't touch."
"And I'll do anything you say, if you say it with your hands."
"This path is reckless, this slope is treacherous. I like it."
"Your name has echoed through my mind, and I just think you should, think you should know."
"Nothing safe is worth the drive, and I will follow you, follow you home."
"Rough on the surface but you cut through like a knife."
"The more that you say, the less I know. Wherever you stray, I follow."
"I'm begging for you to take my hand."
"Head on the pillow, I could feel you sneaking in, as if you were a mythical thing."
"Wait for the signal, and I'll meet you after dark. Show me the places where the others gave you scars.
"And I never saw you coming, and I'll never be the same."
"You come around and the armor falls."
"So you were never a saint, and I've loved in shades of wrong."
"We learn to live with the pain, mosaic broken hearts."
"This is the worthwhile fight. Love is a ruthless game, unless you play it good and right."
"These are the hands of faith, you're my Achilles heel."
"I never had the courage of my convictions, as long as danger is near."
"And it's just around the corner darling, 'cause it lives in me. No, I could never give you peace."
"All these people think love's for show, but I die for you in secret."
"The devil's in the details, but you got a friend in me."
"It's like I'm wasting your honour."
"Give you the silence that only comes when two people understand each other."
"I'd give you my sunshine, give you my best. But the rain is always gonna come, when you're standing with me."
"Would it be enough, if I could never give you peace?"
"Untouchable like a distant diamond sky. I'm reaching out and I just can't tell you why."
"And when you're close, I feel like coming undone."
"You gotta come on, come on. Say that we'll be together."
"I realise your laugh is the best sound I have ever heard."
"I like the way I can't keep my focus. I watch you talk, you didn't notice."
"Don't be afraid to jump then fall, jump then fall into me."
"When people say things that bring you to your knees, I'll catch you."
"Hush, I know they said the end is near, but I'm still on my tallest tiptoes."
"I'm a mirrorball, I can change everything about me to fit in."
"I'm still on that tightrope, I'm still trying everything to keep you looking at me."
"I'm still a believer, but I don't know why. I've never been a natural, all I do is try, try, try."
John- But it's Christmas!
Sherlock- I FEEL THE SAME UwU
(pauses)
Sherlock- oh you mean it's ACTUALLY CHRISTMAS.