“But the thing about people, Kell had discovered, is that they didn't really want to know. They thought they did, but knowing only made them miserable.” PeopleKnowingMiserable Book:A Darker Shade of Magic Source: A Darker Shade of Magic
“There were some people you had to stay away from, people who poisoned everything in reach. Then there were people you wanted to stick with, the ones with silver tongues and golden touched. And then, there were people you stood beside, because it meant you weren't in their way. And whoever Victor Vale was, whatever he was, and whatever he was up to, the only thing Mitch knew was that he did not want to be in his way.” PeopleKnewType Of People Book:Vicious Source: Vicious
“He was like one of those pictures full of small errors, the kind you could only pick out by searching the image from every angle, and even then, a few always slipped by. On the surface, Eli seemed perfectly normal, but now and then Victor would catch a crack, a sideways glance, a moment when his roommate's face and his words, his look and his meaning, would not line up. Those fleeting slices fascinated Victor. It was like watching two people, one hiding in the other's skin. And their skin was always too dry, on the verge of cracking and showing the color of the thing beneath.” PeopleTwoPerfectNormalSurfaceDryMaskHidingAngleLieFascinationSearchFindLookSkinHideErrorFalseThingPictureCrackUnderBeneathGlanceFascinate Book:Vicious Source: Vicious
“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).” PeopleTruthWonderSpecialStupidBrokenYouYourselfBetterQuestionDiscoverAskOtherWorsePonderHimself Book:Vicious Source: Vicious
“Wesley's touch lingers on my skin. His music echoes through my head. I remind myself as I scrub my skin that we are both liars and con artists. That we will always have secrets, some that bind us and some that cut between us, slicing us into pieces.” PeopleLoveRelationshipsFriendshipTrustLiarsSecretsCon ArtistsThe Unbound Book:The Unbound Source: The Unbound