Pits & Poison Quotes

“I’m certain the opinions of strangers weigh less than the joy you would be robbing yourself of if you let yourself fear them.”
― R. Raeta, Pits & Poison: These Godly Lies

“Shame is a powerful motivator for change.”
― R. Raeta, Pits & Poison: These Godly Lies

“Grief is a strange thing. Some moments it’s a weight on her chest, a pressure behind her eyes and glass in her throat. Then, when the tears slow and her breath no longer feels like it’s being torn from her lungs, everything starts to feel less. Numb. It’s the difference between fighting against the current and letting the river sweep her away. Struggle and surrender. Anna thinks it feels a little bit like drowning. Limbs weightless and cold. Suspended in time while the world continues to turn.”
― R. Raeta, Pits & Poison: These Godly Lies

“For four minutes and thirty-eight seconds, Alaska is reshaped by fissures and landslides in what will become known as the most powerful earthquake recorded in North America.
Only three souls will ever know it was heartbreak that made the earth split.”
― R. Raeta, Pits & Poison: These Godly Lies

“It’s strange to realize such a crucial event in my life stopped being important enough to carry.”
― R. Raeta, Pits & Poison: These Godly Lies

“I don’t regret it,” she whispers, the words an aching confession. “I thought I would.” “Why should you? The only thing you’re guilty of is surviving.”
― R. Raeta, Pits & Poison: These Godly Lies

“You are brighter than this world deserves. Than I deserve.”
― R. Raeta, Pits & Poison: These Godly Lies

“You always know what to say.” “Only because I know your heart as well as my own,” he murmurs, a promise and a prayer. “I see your scars. I know where you hurt.”
― R. Raeta, Pits & Poison: These Godly Lies

“Holding you is still worth every bit of pain.”
― R. Raeta, Pits & Poison: These Godly Lies

“It’s hard wearing our differences with pride when the world looks at them with contempt. It took me a long time to realize that it’s not my skin that’s the problem, but people.”
― R. Raeta, Pits & Poison: These Godly Lies

“Sometimes it’s not enough to rise from the ashes. Sometimes one has to start somewhere new to grow.”
― R. Raeta, Pits & Poison: These Godly Lies

“Sometimes one has to start somewhere new to grow.”
― R. Raeta, Pits & Poison: These Godly Lies

“Wearing her skin shouldn’t be an act of bravery—shouldn’t be an obstacle to overcome—but it is. It still is.”
― R. Raeta, Pits & Poison: These Godly Lies

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“I saved his life. It was all very heroic.”
“She thought she was saving me,” Khiran amends. Strange how the conversation suddenly interested him enough to contribute to it. “Obviously, I was fine.”
“He made a very convincing damsel in distress.””
― R. Raeta, Pits & Poison: These Godly Lies

“It’s hard wearing our differences with pride when the world looks at them with contempt.”
― R. Raeta, Pits & Poison: These Godly Lies

“The centuries have given her the confidence that comes with knowing the fragility of a moment—taught her to recognize the insignificance of some and the importance of others. She senses, instinctively, that she has more to lose with the boy beside her by pushing questions than she does by embracing his silence.”
― R. Raeta, Pits & Poison: These Godly Lies

“When your world is small, it’s easy to find strangeness in differences. To put your likeness on a pedestal. When you’re young, though, those differences don’t carry the same weight.”
― R. Raeta, Pits & Poison: These Godly Lies

“There are different kinds of death,” he murmurs, his palm cradling her jaw. His thumb traces the line of her cheek, his eyes dark with nightmares that carry her name.”
― R. Raeta, Pits & Poison: These Godly Lies