#thearchivededit

BOOKS READ IN 2022: THE ARCHIVED, VICTORIA SCHWAB. you're trying to block out every bit of noise. but people are made of noise, mac. the world is full of noise. and finding quiet isn't about pushing everything out. it's just about pulling yourself in.

victoria schwab, the archived

the archived by victoria schwab

“Lying is easy. But it’s lonely.“ "What do you mean?” “When you lie to everyone about everything, what’s left? What’s true?” “Nothing,” I say. “Exactly.”

i kiss him, not gently, but desperately. desperately, because he’s worth it — because life is terrifying and short and i don’t know what will happen. all i know is that here and now, i am still alive, and i want to be with wesley ayers. here and now i want to feel his arms wrapped around me. i want to feel his lips on mine. i want to feel his life tangling with mine. here and now is all we have, and i want to make it worth whatever happens next.

“I can see why my daughter likes you.“ “Do you think she’s falling for my dashing good looks, my charm, or the fact that I supply her with pastries?”

“Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books. Each body has a story to tell...”

I want to believe in the Archive. I want to.