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“The devil stole into the Garden of Eden. He carried with him the disease— amor deliria nervosa — in the form of a seed. It grew and flowered into a magnificent apple tree, which bore apples as bright as blood.”

Book:Delirium

Work

Delirium

In a society where love is considered a dangerous emotion, a young girl named Lena discovers the complexities of love and the consequences of societal norms. more

Author

Lauren Oliver

Lauren Oliver, born in 1982, is an accomplished American author known for her profound emotional depth and imaginative storytelling. Her works have garnered widespread acclaim and have resonated with readers around the world. more

“This is the past: It drifts, it gathers. If you are not careful, it will bury you. This is half the reason for the cure: It clean-sweeps; it makes the past, and all its pain, distant, like the barest impression on sparkling glass. But the cure works differently for everybody; and it does not work perfectly for all.”

Past Delirium Trilogy Hana Tate Amor Deliria Nervosa

Book:Requiem

Source: Requiem

“I don’t like that smell,” Julian says quietly. If he were less well trained, and less careful, he would say hate. But he can’t say it; it is too close to passion, and passion is too close to love, and love is amor deliria nervosa, the deadliest of all deadly things: It is the reason for the games of pretend, for the secret selves, for the spasms in the throat.”

Amor Deliria Nervosa

Book:Pandemonium

Source: Pandemonium

“Stars, too, were time travelers. How many of those ancient points of light were the last echoes of suns now dead? How many had been born but their light not yet come this far? If all the suns but ours collapsed tonight, how many lifetimes would it take us to realize we were alone? I had always known the sky was full of mysteries—but not until now had I realized how full of them the earth was.”

Earth Stars Mystery Thought Provoking

Book:Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Source: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children