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They say that if you wear a mask long enough, you become what you pretend to be.
I’ve never been a very good bird. I am, however, an exemplary house.
The most dangerous and violent men are the ones who believe they have nothing to fear.
Neither of them liked to be under anyone else’s heel. His sister avoided it by making her own rules. Isaac avoided it by living without any.
People in our family, we’re born with thistles in our feet. It’s why we’re always traveling. Because if we stood still, the thistles would prick us.
Like everything he did, he would gladly set fire to his own clothes if it meant keeping himself entertained. Bellatine just had to make sure the flame didn’t spread to her.