“I have done it," she says. At first I do not understand. But then I see the tomb, and the marks she has made on the stone. A C H I L L E S, it reads. And beside it, P A T R O C L U S."Go," she says. "He waits for you."In the darkness, two shadows, reaching through the hopeless, heavy dusk. Their hands meet, and light spills in a flood like a hundred golden urns pouring out of the sun.”
―
Madeline Miller,
The Song of Achilles
“Will you buckle in? It’s bad enough we kidnapped you.” ― C.L. Stone, Introductions
“My hands shot up over my head, grabbing his ears. I yanked, bending forward.North sailed over me. I gasped, stunned by what I just did."Holy shit," Nathan uttered."Kota," Gabriel whined. "Mommy and daddy are fighting again.” ― C.L. Stone, Forgiveness and Permission
“Are you going to take Sang to the football games, Dakota? It'd make a nice date."(...) "Holy shit," Gabriel said. "The first time Sang gets asked out and it's by Kota's mother.” ― C.L. Stone, Friends vs. Family
“Sang: Nathan, are you awake?Nathan: Nope.Sang: Sleep texting?Nathan: Yes.Sang: That's a talent.” ― C.L. Stone, Friends vs. Family
“Will you stop being cute? Your nose is smudging the window. My god, you’re worse than a puppy,” ― C.L. Stone, Introductions
“You don't give warnings. If someone's close enough that you can't run, and they won't let you get away, you're done. Kick, swing, whatever you have to do.""It sounds mean.""Ugh," Nathan groaned behind us. (...) "Peanut, will you just listen? If someone isn't letting you run away, he's not a nice person. Beat the shit out of him.” ― C.L. Stone, Forgiveness and Permission
“I hate running."He laughed. "You know what's the best part about running?""What?""The stopping.” ― C.L. Stone, First Days
“Did you finish yours, Kota?""Working on it now, Actually.""How's it going?"He sat up, turning in his chair and holding up his notebook. "I don't know. What rhymes with formaldehyde?"My eyes widened. Gabriel laughed, rubbing his fingers against his forehead. "Dude, what kind of poem are you writing?"Kota blinked at us. "It's about a doctor.""Does the doctor fall in love?" Gabriel asked."No.""Does someone die?""Not in the story, technically.""What does he do?""He performs an autopsy.” ― C.L. Stone, First Days
“Family is a choice?""It is?"His thumb pressed into my palm firmly. "It's your choice. Parents and siblings are your relations. Family takes care of one another and helps each other. When each side is working together, when everyone wants it, that makes the difference.” ― C.L. Stone, Friends vs. Family
“Bye, Dr. Green.” I opened the door, stepping out. “I said, call me Sean,” he called after me. “Bye, Dr. Sean.” “Bye, smart ass.” ― C.L. Stone, Drop of Doubt
“You like books?” Victor asked, catching my look. “Who doesn’t?” ― C.L. Stone, Introductions
“Good afternoon, class," he said.I said a soft good afternoon, but no one else in the class joined me.Dr. Green laughed. "I think my class is missing. Did no one show up today? I'll have to mark everyone as absent. I believe I said good afternoon."The room chorused a low murmuring of 'good afternoon' in reply."This won't do," Dr. Green said. "I'm here to teach you Japanese. I can't very well teach you English, too.” ― C.L. Stone, First Days
“I may dump the whole class. Except you and Victor. " His light eyes caught mine. "Maybe even Victor.” ― C.L. Stone, Forgiveness and Permission
“Well, if it isn’t the future Mrs. Green.” He rocked his eyebrows up and turned back, winking at the woman in the bed. “Excuse me, won’t you? I have to ask my future wife where she might like to go on our first date.” ― C.L. Stone, Drop of Doubt
“If it took me showing some warmth to get warmth in return, I'd do it.” ― C.L. Stone, Drop of Doubt
“Not long enough,” he said. His green eyes smiled at me. “And no giggling. You girls and your incessant giggling. If it wasn’t so cute, I’d give you all detention for it.” “I ...” “And you’re the worst. Your giggling’s infectious and it sets everyone else off. Don’t think I haven’t noticed. First Luke breaks out, and then the rest of them start.” ― C.L. Stone, Drop of Doubt
“If you let her eat,” Raven said, “she gets nice.” “What?” Marc asked, relaxing his hand. “What do you mean?” “I mean if you feed her, she stops hitting you. She won’t even be angry anymore.” ― C.L. Stone, Liar
“She fell over," Nathan said. "Yeah," Gabriel said. "I thought fainted all graceful. She just crashed” ― C.L. Stone, Push and Shove
“Will you buckle in? It’s bad enough we kidnapped you.” ― C.L. Stone, Introductions
“My hands shot up over my head, grabbing his ears. I yanked, bending forward.North sailed over me. I gasped, stunned by what I just did."Holy shit," Nathan uttered."Kota," Gabriel whined. "Mommy and daddy are fighting again.” ― C.L. Stone, Forgiveness and Permission
“Are you going to take Sang to the football games, Dakota? It'd make a nice date."(...) "Holy shit," Gabriel said. "The first time Sang gets asked out and it's by Kota's mother.” ― C.L. Stone, Friends vs. Family
“Sang: Nathan, are you awake?Nathan: Nope.Sang: Sleep texting?Nathan: Yes.Sang: That's a talent.” ― C.L. Stone, Friends vs. Family
“Will you stop being cute? Your nose is smudging the window. My god, you’re worse than a puppy,” ― C.L. Stone, Introductions
“You don't give warnings. If someone's close enough that you can't run, and they won't let you get away, you're done. Kick, swing, whatever you have to do.""It sounds mean.""Ugh," Nathan groaned behind us. (...) "Peanut, will you just listen? If someone isn't letting you run away, he's not a nice person. Beat the shit out of him.” ― C.L. Stone, Forgiveness and Permission
“I hate running."He laughed. "You know what's the best part about running?""What?""The stopping.” ― C.L. Stone, First Days
“Did you finish yours, Kota?""Working on it now, Actually.""How's it going?"He sat up, turning in his chair and holding up his notebook. "I don't know. What rhymes with formaldehyde?"My eyes widened. Gabriel laughed, rubbing his fingers against his forehead. "Dude, what kind of poem are you writing?"Kota blinked at us. "It's about a doctor.""Does the doctor fall in love?" Gabriel asked."No.""Does someone die?""Not in the story, technically.""What does he do?""He performs an autopsy.” ― C.L. Stone, First Days
“Family is a choice?""It is?"His thumb pressed into my palm firmly. "It's your choice. Parents and siblings are your relations. Family takes care of one another and helps each other. When each side is working together, when everyone wants it, that makes the difference.” ― C.L. Stone, Friends vs. Family
“Bye, Dr. Green.” I opened the door, stepping out. “I said, call me Sean,” he called after me. “Bye, Dr. Sean.” “Bye, smart ass.” ― C.L. Stone, Drop of Doubt
“You like books?” Victor asked, catching my look. “Who doesn’t?” ― C.L. Stone, Introductions
“Good afternoon, class," he said.I said a soft good afternoon, but no one else in the class joined me.Dr. Green laughed. "I think my class is missing. Did no one show up today? I'll have to mark everyone as absent. I believe I said good afternoon."The room chorused a low murmuring of 'good afternoon' in reply."This won't do," Dr. Green said. "I'm here to teach you Japanese. I can't very well teach you English, too.” ― C.L. Stone, First Days
“I may dump the whole class. Except you and Victor. " His light eyes caught mine. "Maybe even Victor.” ― C.L. Stone, Forgiveness and Permission
“Well, if it isn’t the future Mrs. Green.” He rocked his eyebrows up and turned back, winking at the woman in the bed. “Excuse me, won’t you? I have to ask my future wife where she might like to go on our first date.” ― C.L. Stone, Drop of Doubt
“If it took me showing some warmth to get warmth in return, I'd do it.” ― C.L. Stone, Drop of Doubt
“Not long enough,” he said. His green eyes smiled at me. “And no giggling. You girls and your incessant giggling. If it wasn’t so cute, I’d give you all detention for it.” “I ...” “And you’re the worst. Your giggling’s infectious and it sets everyone else off. Don’t think I haven’t noticed. First Luke breaks out, and then the rest of them start.” ― C.L. Stone, Drop of Doubt
“If you let her eat,” Raven said, “she gets nice.” “What?” Marc asked, relaxing his hand. “What do you mean?” “I mean if you feed her, she stops hitting you. She won’t even be angry anymore.” ― C.L. Stone, Liar
“She fell over," Nathan said. "Yeah," Gabriel said. "I thought fainted all graceful. She just crashed” ― C.L. Stone, Push and Shove
