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Trial by Fire

Josephine Angelini

Top 10 Best Quotes

“There comes a day when every girl loses the stars in her eyes. And then she can see clearly.”

“The people who love you will guide you like bright lights into the other worlds.”

“Funny how quickly the mind moves, but how slowly time does when you’re in pain.”

“She heard Rowan awake with a start before he reconciled himself to his surroundings. His back scraped across the trunk of the tree as he slid sideways--trying to see around the branch she was sitting on to get a look at her. "Are you awake?" he asked, his voice still rough from sleep. "Yeah." "Did you sleep at all?" "No." She heard him mumble something to himself and decided to cut him off before he could scold her again. "My butt did, though. Slept like a log all night." "Well, obviously, your butt has more sense than you do." "You're a funny man, Rowan whatever your last name is." "Fall." "I'd rather not." She managed to get a tiny chuckle out of him, which she considered a huge achievement. Rowan stood up on his branch, bringing his head level with Lily's, and started to untie her. His lips were still pursed in a near smile. "My name is Rowan Fall.”

“But—I’m leaving.” Not without me.”

“I'm a witch and witches burn.”

“Lily opened her hand and looked at her three willstones. Rowan had been right. She was changed forever. Lily sat up and saw a glass of water on the bedside table. A tiny card was propped up against it. It said, THIRSTY? in bold uppercase letters. Lily realized that she'd never seen Rowan's handwriting before. She stared at it, sipping her water, memorizing every swoop and curve. She swung her legs out of bed and noticed that she'd somehow struggled out of his robe while she slept. Rowan had left a stack of clothes on the floor next to her, with its own accompanying card that read NAKED? Lily laughed quietly to herself...”

“All I know is that you cut off all of my hair and dyed it who-knows-what-color, and you used your pee to do it.”

“A crucible's craving is her mechanic's mandate.”

“I remember what I must do, even if it makes me the villain of my own story”

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Book Keywords:

light, sad, without-me, love, persistence, deep-love, fire, destiny, worlds, leaving, people, deep, lights, love-quote, magic, na-fantasy

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