“You are broken. But it is broken things that are the sharpest. The deadliest. It is broken things that are the most unexpected, and the most underestimated”
―
Sabaa Tahir,
A Sky Beyond the Storm
“Part of me wants desperately to shove my memories of him into the same dark room where my parents and sister live. The room that houses all my pain. But that room should not exist anymore. My family deserves to be remembered. Mourned. Often, and with love. And so does Harper.” ― Sabaa Tahir, A Sky Beyond the Storm
“From somewhere above me, there was an irritated hiss. ‘Food.’ I strained my head upwards. ‘Hi, Brutus.’ His yellow eyes stared down at me, unblinking. ‘Food, bitch.’ I sighed. ‘I’ve told you time and time again. If you call me that, I’m not going to feed you.’ ‘Food.’ ‘Give me a minute.’ ‘Food.’ ‘I’d like the chance to get a cup of tea first.’ ‘Food.’ ‘Piss off.’ ‘Food.” ― Helen Harper, Slouch Witch
“I abandoned the plan to make millions from the spell when I realised that people would finally realise their cats are selfish little bastards who only care about themselves. There would have been mass feline abandonment if they heard what their pets really have to say.” ― Helen Harper, Slouch Witch
“Sometimes, there is no reason. Sometimes you kill and you hate killing but you are a soldier through and through so you keep killing. Your friends die. Your lovers die. And what you have at the end of your life is not the surety that you did it for some grand reason, but the hard knowledge that something was taken from you and you also gave it away. And you know you will carry that weight with you always. For it is a regret that only death can relieve.” ― Sabaa Tahir, A Sky Beyond the Storm
“Cleanliness is next to godliness, whatever that means. But the trouble with that sort of approach to life is that it never ends. Yes, you can take time to pick the weeds from the pavement outside and scrub your skirting board and make sure there’s no dust collecting in any evil corners but you had to keep on doing it. If I had to do it all this week and then again next week and then the week after that, why not just leave it till next month? Or preferably next year?” ― Helen Harper, Spirit Witch
“The best friends are the ones who you can be away from for months or even years, but then when you meet up again it’s like you just saw them that morning.” ― Helen Harper, Blood Politics
“Pet,’ Brutus repeated. ‘Bitch.’ ‘Don’t be offended,’ I said. ‘He calls everyone that.’ I winked at Brutus” ― Helen Harper, Slouch Witch
“I was a lone wolf. Or at least a lone dragon anyway. We liked to work alone. Others would merely cramp our style. Or steal our treasure.” ― Helen Harper, Bloodmagic
“Afford me a very enjoyable view of his arse, which was a particularly tight and well-rounded specimen. He might have had a rod jammed up it but that didn’t mean I couldn’t appreciate the way it was put together.” ― Helen Harper, Slouch Witch
“Memories are funny things; concentrate hard enough and you’ll start remembering” ― Helen Harper, Bloodfire
“Even a stopped clock is right twice a day,” ― Helen Harper, Gifted Thief
“There are plenty of ways to kill your mind but keep your physical body alive.” ― Helen Harper, Bloodfire
“You’d think that Ivy, of all people, would understand that but she didn’t truly understand what it meant to be lazy, not like a cat did. It was an art form; it required dedication that even humans like Ivy weren’t capable of.” ― Helen Harper, Spirit Witch
“After everything that had happened, and all he’d already said and threatened me with, he was flirting. Why me?” ― Helen Harper, Bloodfire
“If you're trying to make the point that I'm childish, thank you very much. The only reason that most adults don't do things like this is because they're too concerned about what others think. Or they're so worried about their problems they can't think about anything but themselves. Or they no longer see the wonder and joy in sliding across a floor or down a banister. I think that's sad, not immature.” ― Helen Harper, Slouch Witch
“Never trust a man wearing slip-on shoes.” ― Helen Harper, Slouch Witch
“Nothing had ever hurt this much before; nothing had existed before this pain.” ― Helen Harper, Bloodfire
“Thank fuck,’ Brutus said. ‘We need to depart this hellhole tout suite.” ― Helen Harper, Spirit Witch
“Part of me wants desperately to shove my memories of him into the same dark room where my parents and sister live. The room that houses all my pain. But that room should not exist anymore. My family deserves to be remembered. Mourned. Often, and with love. And so does Harper.” ― Sabaa Tahir, A Sky Beyond the Storm
“From somewhere above me, there was an irritated hiss. ‘Food.’ I strained my head upwards. ‘Hi, Brutus.’ His yellow eyes stared down at me, unblinking. ‘Food, bitch.’ I sighed. ‘I’ve told you time and time again. If you call me that, I’m not going to feed you.’ ‘Food.’ ‘Give me a minute.’ ‘Food.’ ‘I’d like the chance to get a cup of tea first.’ ‘Food.’ ‘Piss off.’ ‘Food.” ― Helen Harper, Slouch Witch
“I abandoned the plan to make millions from the spell when I realised that people would finally realise their cats are selfish little bastards who only care about themselves. There would have been mass feline abandonment if they heard what their pets really have to say.” ― Helen Harper, Slouch Witch
“Sometimes, there is no reason. Sometimes you kill and you hate killing but you are a soldier through and through so you keep killing. Your friends die. Your lovers die. And what you have at the end of your life is not the surety that you did it for some grand reason, but the hard knowledge that something was taken from you and you also gave it away. And you know you will carry that weight with you always. For it is a regret that only death can relieve.” ― Sabaa Tahir, A Sky Beyond the Storm
“Cleanliness is next to godliness, whatever that means. But the trouble with that sort of approach to life is that it never ends. Yes, you can take time to pick the weeds from the pavement outside and scrub your skirting board and make sure there’s no dust collecting in any evil corners but you had to keep on doing it. If I had to do it all this week and then again next week and then the week after that, why not just leave it till next month? Or preferably next year?” ― Helen Harper, Spirit Witch
“The best friends are the ones who you can be away from for months or even years, but then when you meet up again it’s like you just saw them that morning.” ― Helen Harper, Blood Politics
“Pet,’ Brutus repeated. ‘Bitch.’ ‘Don’t be offended,’ I said. ‘He calls everyone that.’ I winked at Brutus” ― Helen Harper, Slouch Witch
“I was a lone wolf. Or at least a lone dragon anyway. We liked to work alone. Others would merely cramp our style. Or steal our treasure.” ― Helen Harper, Bloodmagic
“Afford me a very enjoyable view of his arse, which was a particularly tight and well-rounded specimen. He might have had a rod jammed up it but that didn’t mean I couldn’t appreciate the way it was put together.” ― Helen Harper, Slouch Witch
“Memories are funny things; concentrate hard enough and you’ll start remembering” ― Helen Harper, Bloodfire
“Even a stopped clock is right twice a day,” ― Helen Harper, Gifted Thief
“There are plenty of ways to kill your mind but keep your physical body alive.” ― Helen Harper, Bloodfire
“You’d think that Ivy, of all people, would understand that but she didn’t truly understand what it meant to be lazy, not like a cat did. It was an art form; it required dedication that even humans like Ivy weren’t capable of.” ― Helen Harper, Spirit Witch
“After everything that had happened, and all he’d already said and threatened me with, he was flirting. Why me?” ― Helen Harper, Bloodfire
“If you're trying to make the point that I'm childish, thank you very much. The only reason that most adults don't do things like this is because they're too concerned about what others think. Or they're so worried about their problems they can't think about anything but themselves. Or they no longer see the wonder and joy in sliding across a floor or down a banister. I think that's sad, not immature.” ― Helen Harper, Slouch Witch
“Never trust a man wearing slip-on shoes.” ― Helen Harper, Slouch Witch
“Nothing had ever hurt this much before; nothing had existed before this pain.” ― Helen Harper, Bloodfire
“Thank fuck,’ Brutus said. ‘We need to depart this hellhole tout suite.” ― Helen Harper, Spirit Witch
