Stealing the Elf-King's Roses Quotes

“We knew you were hurting,” Gelert said. “But sometimes—that idiom about being there for somebody, actually just means to be there. Doing anything, saying anything, sometimes you know it'll hurt them worse than just being quiet, and being close.”
― Diane Duane, Stealing the Elf-King's Roses

“She thought briefly of one police force in a neighboring state, some years back, which without a second thought had for many years classified people murdered in its jurisdiction as “male victim,” “female victim,” and “prostitute.”
― Diane Duane, Stealing the Elf-King's Roses