Shades

“He said he wished you to be wise, and good, and true to the beatings of your own heart, and hoped that you could be spared the extremes of society, both the very poor and the very rich, so that neither need nor indulgence would spoil the soul he loved more than anything else in the world.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 5

“The edge of life can be marked in black faster than one would suppose. Why not ring all the bells?”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 5

“And yet, I found I could survive.”
― Stephenie Meyer, New Moon

“You’d drink from the chalice? For what? My company?” “For you to stay with me‍‍—forever.”
― Callie Thomas, Mask of Deception and Sacrifice