“Ya’aburnee”
― Devious Lies
― Devious Lies
“Bolt is a contronym—a word that is opposite itself. If you bolt something, you hold it together. If you bolt, you separate by fleeing. Bolt is a reminder that words were made by humans, and sometimes, humans make mistakes. Mistakes are powerful, not because they have the power to ruin your life, but because they possess the power to make you stronger.”
― Devious Lies
― Devious Lies
“By the time we fell asleep, I’d planted flowers in Nash’s graveyard of haunted memories.
Wilted ones, because those were me.
And he watered them with stormwater, because that was him”
― Devious Lies
Wilted ones, because those were me.
And he watered them with stormwater, because that was him”
― Devious Lies
“I'd been born with a spine, and I fully intended on using it. Flowers wilted. Girls didn't.”
― Devious Lies
― Devious Lies
“I do. Let’s cut the shit and stop pretending that we’re strangers. You never belonged with Reed, Little Tiger. He is domesticated. You are wild. To tame you would be a travesty. The sooner you get that, the sooner you can move on.”
― Devious Lies
― Devious Lies
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