Starling House

“I spend the following seconds reveling in the itch of the grass on the back of my neck, the smeared shine of the stars, the miraculous rise and fall of my own chest. I don't remember crawling out of the river that night... but I remember this feeling, the quiet delirium that comes from not dying when you absolutely should have.”

DyingMiraculousDelirium

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“You’re a pretty good liar”—I’m a fantastic liar—“but that’s for everybody else. Not family.” The innocence of it makes me want to laugh, or maybe cry. The biggest lies are always for the ones you love the most. I’ll take care of you. It’ll be fine. Everything’s okay.”

FamilyLies

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“the Bible only got it half right: there were demons aplenty, but no fire at all”

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“Survival is a hard habit to break.”

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“after a certain number of years the loneliness becomes so dense and rancid it's almost a companion in itself, which creeps and oozes at you heels”

Loneliness

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“But people kept their suspicions to themselves. Eden has always prided itself on its good manners, and good manners are mostly keeping you mouth shut and your mind on your own business.”

MannersGood Manners

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“I have no home, no porch light. But I have what I need, and it's enough, It's just that sometimes, God help me, I want more.”

Sad

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“He'd said it because it was a cruel thing to say. Because it would hurt, and people hate what hurts them, and if she hated him maybe she would run before she got hurt much worse. So there's no reason regret should crawl up his throat. No reason he should swallow hard and say, far too quietly, "I'm sorry." There's no reason he should wish she'd heard him.”

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“Suddenly he's made of still water instead of stone, and I can see a series of emotions rippling across his surface: terrible suspicion, shock, grief, abyssal guilt.”

EmotionsReading People

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