“She'll never understand. The realization washes all the fight out of me, leaving behind only heartache. I gently pull my wrist from her grip. "Because," I say, my voice so soft it's nearly swallowed up by the trees, "I'm standing here, telling you how much you hurt me, and you can't hear it." Tears fill my eyes. I've lost the strength to hide them. "You broke my heart, and you didn't even notice. How can I ..." My throat closes up, I look away. "How could I ever trust you to put the pieces back together?”
―
Isabel Sterling,
These Witches Don't Burn
“I’m standing here, telling you how much you hurt me, and you can’t hear it.” ― Isabel Sterling, These Witches Don't Burn
“And it’s not like Disney ever showed us how to fall for another girl.” ― Isabel Sterling, These Witches Don't Burn
“We stay like that for a long time.Until, finally, something inside starts to stitch itself back together.” ― Isabel Sterling, These Witches Don't Burn
“That’s what they say. All things considered. They tell me it’s a miracle I didn’t suffer tremendous burns. That I’m lucky. Blessed even. I need a new T-shirt : someone tried to kill me, and all I got was this stupid concussion. But the real injuries won’t show up on their scans. I think they know that.” ― Isabel Sterling, These Witches Don't Burn
“Her concern punctures through the hard facade I’ve been building brick by brick.” ― Isabel Sterling, These Witches Don't Burn
“You can't fight a hurricane with half an umbrella.” ― Isabel Sterling, This Coven Won't Break
“I step closer to the flames, until I feel the lick of heat against my face. The energy cascades over me, through me,driving out the lingering hurt from seeing Veronica. Numbing bad memories like a magical Novocain.” ― Isabel Sterling, These Witches Don't Burn
“I wish there was something that lingered beyond our deaths, some hint that my dad was still here, watching over me. Instead, the Middle Sister claims our souls and carries us to wherever the Mother Goddess has banished her. We're reunited with our creator in death, but she leaves nothing for those who were left behind.” ― Isabel Sterling, This Coven Won't Break
“It's delta. The symbol of change. It's the only thing in life you can really count on." -Benton” ― Isabel Sterling, These Witches Don't Burn
“Looking at her is like trying to see to the bottom of the ocean, fathomless and unknowable” ― Isabel Sterling, This Coven Won't Break
“Even here, with her fingers tangled up in my hair, each press of her lips feels like a claiming. Her touches say mine, mine, mine, but now there’s this echo of for now.” ― Isabel Sterling, This Spell Can't Last
“Pre-date jitters turn my insides into a battleground. I feel like I might simultaneously throw up and pass out.” ― Isabel Sterling, These Witches Don't Burn
“I never want this moment to end” ― Isabel Sterling, These Witches Don't Burn
“Just seeing her, watching her as she watches me, makes my skin flush hot. I wish, not for the first time since we broke up, that I could forget how good it feels when her body is pressed against mine.” ― Isabel Sterling, These Witches Don't Burn
“Ni el cielo ni la tierra contienen revelación alguna hasta que cierta personalidad toca la suya con su influencia particular y los torna receptivos.” ― Isabel Sterling, These Witches Don't Burn
“I'm not jealous of some skinny ginger.' She says ginger like it's a bad thing; I happen to have a special place in my heart for redheads.” ― Isabel Sterling, These Witches Don't Burn
“But until then, I will grieve the ones we lost and love the ones who are left as hard as I can.” ― Isabel Sterling, This Spell Can't Last
“I catch site of a large redbrick building, completed in 1995, which, like the British Library, can't shake the feel of a big Sainsbury's.” ― Isabel Waidner, Sterling Karat Gold
“I’m standing here, telling you how much you hurt me, and you can’t hear it.” ― Isabel Sterling, These Witches Don't Burn
“And it’s not like Disney ever showed us how to fall for another girl.” ― Isabel Sterling, These Witches Don't Burn
“We stay like that for a long time.Until, finally, something inside starts to stitch itself back together.” ― Isabel Sterling, These Witches Don't Burn
“That’s what they say. All things considered. They tell me it’s a miracle I didn’t suffer tremendous burns. That I’m lucky. Blessed even. I need a new T-shirt : someone tried to kill me, and all I got was this stupid concussion. But the real injuries won’t show up on their scans. I think they know that.” ― Isabel Sterling, These Witches Don't Burn
“Her concern punctures through the hard facade I’ve been building brick by brick.” ― Isabel Sterling, These Witches Don't Burn
“You can't fight a hurricane with half an umbrella.” ― Isabel Sterling, This Coven Won't Break
“I step closer to the flames, until I feel the lick of heat against my face. The energy cascades over me, through me,driving out the lingering hurt from seeing Veronica. Numbing bad memories like a magical Novocain.” ― Isabel Sterling, These Witches Don't Burn
“I wish there was something that lingered beyond our deaths, some hint that my dad was still here, watching over me. Instead, the Middle Sister claims our souls and carries us to wherever the Mother Goddess has banished her. We're reunited with our creator in death, but she leaves nothing for those who were left behind.” ― Isabel Sterling, This Coven Won't Break
“It's delta. The symbol of change. It's the only thing in life you can really count on." -Benton” ― Isabel Sterling, These Witches Don't Burn
“Looking at her is like trying to see to the bottom of the ocean, fathomless and unknowable” ― Isabel Sterling, This Coven Won't Break
“Even here, with her fingers tangled up in my hair, each press of her lips feels like a claiming. Her touches say mine, mine, mine, but now there’s this echo of for now.” ― Isabel Sterling, This Spell Can't Last
“Pre-date jitters turn my insides into a battleground. I feel like I might simultaneously throw up and pass out.” ― Isabel Sterling, These Witches Don't Burn
“I never want this moment to end” ― Isabel Sterling, These Witches Don't Burn
“Just seeing her, watching her as she watches me, makes my skin flush hot. I wish, not for the first time since we broke up, that I could forget how good it feels when her body is pressed against mine.” ― Isabel Sterling, These Witches Don't Burn
“Ni el cielo ni la tierra contienen revelación alguna hasta que cierta personalidad toca la suya con su influencia particular y los torna receptivos.” ― Isabel Sterling, These Witches Don't Burn
“I'm not jealous of some skinny ginger.' She says ginger like it's a bad thing; I happen to have a special place in my heart for redheads.” ― Isabel Sterling, These Witches Don't Burn
“But until then, I will grieve the ones we lost and love the ones who are left as hard as I can.” ― Isabel Sterling, This Spell Can't Last
“I catch site of a large redbrick building, completed in 1995, which, like the British Library, can't shake the feel of a big Sainsbury's.” ― Isabel Waidner, Sterling Karat Gold
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