Bee

“But you like him already, I can tell. Even though we showed our teeth and were very clear about his being wicked.”
― Catherynne M. Valente, Deathless

“First, the avid student must be aware that when the world was young it knew only seven things: water, life and death, salt, night, birds and the length of an hour.”
― Catherynne M. Valente, Deathless

“People trying to help you when you’re past help are raw and helpless. Nobody wins: you get nothing; they feel worse.”
― John Darnielle, Wolf in White Van

“You will live as you live in any world...With difficulty, and grief.”
― Catherynne M. Valente, Deathless