The Tainted Girl Quotes

“Rossi pulled the carving tools out. “This was gonna be a surprise. For a while now, I’ve wanted to make you a new cane. And this morning, it was like, well, I have to do it now, so you’ll have time to enjoy it, to wear it out even. ... Part of the development of the piece of art is it being lived on, y’know…before you leave us.” She took a deep breath, looking over her shoulder toward the now shadowy amphitheater. “But then at the moot, with Bianca and…” she trailed off.
“The world got bigger,” he said.”
― Rachel H. White, The Tainted Girl: Episodes 7-14: a new adult post-apocalyptic dark fantasy serial novel, col. 2

“Jerry asked in a darker tone, “Tell me, you know about stories. In a story where the king sends a young knight off on an impossible quest, what do people think of the king?”
Rossi raised an eyebrow. “Usually? He’s not a character, he’s just the king. But you’re not some blueblood figurehead--”
“And what will people think of me sending you all off to do the dirty work?”
Rossi closed her eyes, rubbing her forehead. “What people think won’t matter if you don’t come back.”
“I’d rather not come back than sit here and watch you all not come back.”
― Rachel H. White, The Tainted Girl: Episodes 7-14: a new adult post-apocalyptic dark fantasy serial novel, col. 2