Darkdawn (The Nevernight Chronicle, #3)

by Jay Kristoff

“Being a parent is no easy thing,” he finally said. “We need to teach our children the truths of the world so they can survive it. But some truths change you in a way that can’t be undone. And no parent really wants their child to change.” “So you lie to us?” “Sometimes.” Butcher shrugged. “We think if we try hard enough, we can somehow keep you the way you start out. Pure and perfect. Forever.” “So you lie to yourselves, too.”

“Everybody dies sometime. Very few of us die for something