Molly is painted in blood, and I want her to cover me in it, too.
“The holes in your life are permanent. You have to grow around them, like tree roots around concrete; you mould yourself through the gaps.”
― The Girl on the Train
― The Girl on the Train
“I’ll rip Heaven and Hell and this goddamn Earth apart before I let them steal you from me.”
― Her Soul to Take
― Her Soul to Take
“Touch her, and I’ll kill you.” Cole’s voice is downright arctic.”
― A Photo Finish
― A Photo Finish
“In French, there’s a phrase for the random urge to jump from high places, the irrational desire to swerve into traffic despite imminent destruction: l'appel du vide, the call of the void.”
― Her Soul to Take
― Her Soul to Take
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