“I have a heart-shaped hole. Like an empty bird's next, it rests among marigold-hued ruffles above the topmost hook of my corset. The hole was not left by something removed, but for something anticipated.” Steampunk Fairy Tales Book:A Heart for Copper Source: A Heart for Copper
“He held out the pendant in the palm of his hand. "Happy birthday, Copper," he whispered.” Steampunk Fairy Tales Book:A Heart for Copper Source: A Heart for Copper
“What sort of work do you do?" Lifting her skirts with one hand, still holding the owl in the other, she started for the cottage. "Quickening. Citizens of this spacetime call it clockwork magic." ---” Steampunk Fairy Tales Book:A Heart for Copper Source: A Heart for Copper
“The answer's in the question, child.” Steampunk Fairy Tales Book:A Heart for Copper Source: A Heart for Copper
“I liked to tinker with things, like Father. Make things with my hands. I liked to be alone, but not to be lonely. You were my only friend. You and Dutch.” Steampunk Fairy Tales Book:A Heart for Copper Source: A Heart for Copper
“It was only later I began to think of bringing you to lie. It's forbidden, of course. To breathe life into machines. We've lost the knowledge anyway. Erased along with post-Newtonian physics. But the ancient methods...those cannot be rooted out. Alchemy. Sorcery. Clockwork magic. I thought there might be a way.” Steampunk Fairy Tales Book:A Heart for Copper Source: A Heart for Copper