The Garden (Into Shadow, #1)

by Tomi Adeyemi

“And you don’t feel something alive in books? Haven’t you ever felt the kiss of fabled winds brush across your face?” Lęina whispered. “Haven’t you ever found yourself floating in an infinite space? Haven’t you shed tears for characters you’ve never known? Felt emotions that can’t possibly be your own?”

We go to what feels the same. Even if that feeling is pain.”

“I think we can always change.” Angelo shrugged. “You just have to be willing to walk away from the pain.”

pain was like a weapon.

pain was like a knife. one you couldn’t use more than once.

pain was like rain— You could only avoid the storm when you let it fall.

I suppose’ means you’re lying. It’s what you say to blunt the edges of whatever you really feel.”