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“Ever faithful, Isis and her sister Nephthys searched all of Egypt and found . . . thirteen pieces. The fourteenth, Osiris’s penis, had been eaten by a fish. Industrious and undeterred, Isis just made him a new one. That magical penis went on to sire Horus, who carried on the good fight against Set and chaos. It also made Anubis.”
― Kiersten White, The Chaos of Stars

“But yes, love as cancer holds up quite well. Something that grows inside of you against your will and without your consent, slowly taking over more and more vital parts until it kills you. That fits nicely.”
― Kiersten White, The Chaos of Stars

“I will fill myself with the desert and the sky. I will be stone and stars, unchanging and strong and safe. The desert is complete; it is spare and alone, but perfect in its solitude. I will be the desert.”
― Kiersten White, The Chaos of Stars

“That the battles are usually in her head does not lessen the bravery of it. The hardest battles always are.”
― William Ritter, Jackaby

“I wondered which was sadder, leaving someone to cry after you when you were gone, or not having anyone who would miss you in the first place.”
― William Ritter, Jackaby

“It might seem an unromantic circumstance; but in truth, there is no state that better demonstrates real firmness of affection than the ability to remain quietly comfortable together without conversation.”
― Janice Hadlow, The Other Bennet Sister