Quietly reading

“Sometimes I hesitate to share important things because... I don’t think people will care about them as much as I do. And then when I do share, the things are out there to be judged, or never thought about again. And I can't decide which outcome is worse.”

“She focused on that nothingness, imagined it as ink spilling over everything she could possibly think or feel.”

“Clutter is my natural habitat.” 

“But what was the point of living so quietly you made no noise at all?” 

“We’ll call it Queen Anne’s Revenge.”

“In the end that was the choice you made, and it doesn't matter how hard it was to make it. It matters that you did.” 

“True beauty is what lies inside of us, not what the world sees. A beautiful shell that houses a vile soul becomes sullied over time. But an outer shell, imperfect as it may be, that houses a beautiful, shines with that beauty, radiating it for all who have eyes to see.”

“I know he’s dead. His heart’s stopped beating inside me.”

“There were valuable first editions of books in the enormous library, most of them had been scribbled in by some idiot named Will H.” 

“Because all the monsters have been let out of their cages tonight, no matter what court they belong to. So I may roam wherever I wish until the dawn.” 

“It's over, her mind whispered. There's still hope, her heart insisted.” 

“In a story, you can turn to the front and begin again and everyone lives once more. That doesn't work in real life.” 

“If my life had no meaning, there was no reason not to end it." "So you ended it?" "So I gave it meaning.” 

“Look at him. The face of a bad angel and eyes like the night sky in Hell. He's very pretty, and vampires like that. I can't say I mind either.”