“My greatest weakness has always been my desire for love. It is a yawning chasm within me, and the more than I reach for it, the more easily I am tricked. I am a walking bruise, an open sore. If Oak is masked, I am a face with all the skin ripped off. Over and over, I have told myself that I need to guard against my own yearnings, but that hasn't worked. I must try something new.”
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Holly Black, born on November 10, 1971, is a renowned fantasy fiction writer from the United States. Her works are known for their unique imagination and profound emotional depth, which have won her a large fan base. more
“Are we to have a parcel of oligarchs squeezing the marrow out of very bones eternally?”
“After all, how can anyone love him when no one really knows him?”
“You should probably stop staring at her like you never saw a naked girl with wings before.”