“You arent falling apart. Youre well beyond that. Youre just rattling along now. Elven dolls doing what little you can to gather the pieces as they fall away. But you dont know how to properly reatt...”

“There is a duality to darkness known only to those whove been infected by its touch. Everyone knows the shadows: shallow, comfortable, mostly harmless places where one might nest for a night. But t...”

“I was pregnable once, Merill thought to contribute. She remembered how troublesome it made getting around, having a ripe belly. Couldnt roll properly, couldnt hop properly, couldnt romp or flop pro...”

“ Climbed that roost, alighted right there. Made mush of his head for the onlooker bears.A two-pronger her prize, a meat most rare. Do-gooders will pay. Do-gooders will fear. ”

“You aren’t falling apart. You’re well beyond that. You’re just rattling along now. Elven dolls doing what little you can to gather the pieces as they fall away. But you don’t know how to properly r...”

“There is a duality to darkness known only to those who’ve been infected by its touch. Everyone knows the shadows: shallow, comfortable, mostly harmless places where one might nest for a night. But ...”

“The heart is delighted by the first,The other makes the mind go numb;Happiness and gloom like twins,Holding the hands together come!”

“The world is a palace without bedsheets”

“When he came down, he was slower, and clutching something his hand. He leapt down the last 5 feet or so and came over to me, uncurling his fingers. In his palm was something trembling and silky and...”