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Stop LYING to yourself Arin. WE ALL KNOW YOU ARE CATCHING FEELINGS.

God, Nelly is so unfeeling sometimes.

”But I don’t like the carving knife, Mr. Hindley,” I answered; “it has been cutting red herrings—I’d rather be shot if you please.”

Why has no one else talked about how sassy Nelly is?? I love it 😂

I HAVE BEEN BLESSED BY THE PUBLISHING GODS. HERE WE GO.

Guess who just bought this baby bc she finished the book yesterday, & has no shelf control 📚 👀

”I’ve been stabbed. This is, unfortunately, nothing new to me.”

I LOVE THIS GIRL.

holy forking shirt

what the actual fork

I’m getting major Maleficent 2 vibes, and we are here for it 😈🖤

FINALLY it’s getting good

So so so so sOOOOO obsessed with this story!!! I forgot how much I am in love with this book. All-time favorites, hands down.

Had the privilege of seeing the author speak on a panel at Yallfest. She was super nice, and so passionate about the world she'd created. I can't wait to dive into this one!

"They leave us so to the way we took,
As two in whom they were proven mistaken,
That we sit sometimes in the wayside nook,
With mischevious, vagrant, seraphic look,
And TRY if we cannot feel forsaken."

<3

"Your job [as a writer] is to see people as they really are, and to do this, you have to know who you are in the most compassionate possible sense."

This is slowly becoming, not just one of my favorite craft books, but one of my favorite books ever.

"Build a house?" exclaimed John.

"For the Wendy," said Curly.

"For Wendy?" John said, aghast. "Why, she is only a girl."

"That," explained Curly, "is why we are her servants."

I love these boys.