“If longing is madness, then none of us are sane.”
―
Nina Varela,
Crier's War
“If the universe were static, I could stand anywhere in this world and I swear my line of sight would end on you. I swear I'd find you in the dark.” ― Nina Varela, Iron Heart
“Humanity is how you act, my lady,” said Jezen. “Not how you were Made.” ― Nina Varela, Crier's War
“Because you deserve to be known, in whatever capacity you wish. I am trying to become a person who deserves to know you. I want that more than anything.” ― Nina Varela, Iron Heart
“Crier wanted to study her like a map. Draw an easy path between all the specific yet scattered points of her.” ― Nina Varela, Crier's War
“She had never really seen a pair of eyes like this. It was like standing in the doorway to a dark room, like balancing on a threshold, holding a lantern up and watching how it kissed some things gold and left other things in shadow. It was the kind of dark that hid and held a lot of things. A hot fluid dark, a summer tide pool dark, a wild breathless dark.” ― Nina Varela, Crier's War
“Crier wanted to point to her chest, this is the hurting part, this is the bleeding part, fix it or take it out.” ― Nina Varela, Crier's War
“Justice was a god, and Ayla didn't believe in such childish things. She believed in blood.” ― Nina Varela, Crier's War
“Strength isn’t measured by the ability to cause harm.” ― Nina Varela, Iron Heart
“She didn't usually feel the aloneness quite this much, but it was harder, this time of year, to ignore the graveyard in her chest.” ― Nina Varela, Crier's War
“There was something terrible in her, something clawed and angry and afraid and sad… The truth of Ayla, the pain of her, was like a song you could feel vibrating on the air, even if you didn’t know the words. It was a hum, low and throaty and full of sorrow.” ― Nina Varela, Crier's War
“You keep comparing yourself to a book. That is not how I see you. If I want to learn about you, it’s not for...pleasure, or leisure, or the desired mastery of a subject. I am not trying to learn you like a language. I am trying, Ayla, to learn you like a person. Like people do, with the knowledge that I will never know everything. That it is impossible to know everything. Because you deserve to be known, in whatever capacity you wish. I am trying to become a person who deserves to know you.” ― Nina Varela, Iron Heart
“I told you once I’m not a book to be read,” Ayla continued. “I take it back. I’m a book. Read me.” ― Nina Varela, Iron Heart
“Ayla wanted to see her break things, wanted to see her broken, wanted to watch her break apart, wanted to be the cause of it.” ― Nina Varela, Crier's War
“I was talking about how you never, ever stop fighting, no matter how much it hurts.” ― Nina Varela, Crier's War
“A drop of water gleamed on Ayla's lower lip. Strangely, it made Crier want to—drink.” ― Nina Varela, Crier's War
“A tiny pathetic thought: the warmth of Ayla's touch rivaled the afternoon sun.” ― Nina Varela, Iron Heart
“She carried the same intensity about her, like heat waves rising from her skin, even though she was just standing in the doorway and not currently in the middle of saving Crier's life. Like she was more than a human girl. Like she was a summer storm made flesh.” ― Nina Varela, Crier's War
“I have a heart like you, Ayla." Crier repeated, pressing Ayla's hand harder against her chest. Ayla heard her own heartbeat and felt Crier's—a song tapping against her palm, a racing pulse beneath her fingers. Ayla was breathing too hard. She was breathing too hard. "I feel things too," Crier whispered.” ― Nina Varela, Crier's War
“If the universe were static, I could stand anywhere in this world and I swear my line of sight would end on you. I swear I'd find you in the dark.” ― Nina Varela, Iron Heart
“Humanity is how you act, my lady,” said Jezen. “Not how you were Made.” ― Nina Varela, Crier's War
“Because you deserve to be known, in whatever capacity you wish. I am trying to become a person who deserves to know you. I want that more than anything.” ― Nina Varela, Iron Heart
“Crier wanted to study her like a map. Draw an easy path between all the specific yet scattered points of her.” ― Nina Varela, Crier's War
“She had never really seen a pair of eyes like this. It was like standing in the doorway to a dark room, like balancing on a threshold, holding a lantern up and watching how it kissed some things gold and left other things in shadow. It was the kind of dark that hid and held a lot of things. A hot fluid dark, a summer tide pool dark, a wild breathless dark.” ― Nina Varela, Crier's War
“Crier wanted to point to her chest, this is the hurting part, this is the bleeding part, fix it or take it out.” ― Nina Varela, Crier's War
“Justice was a god, and Ayla didn't believe in such childish things. She believed in blood.” ― Nina Varela, Crier's War
“Strength isn’t measured by the ability to cause harm.” ― Nina Varela, Iron Heart
“She didn't usually feel the aloneness quite this much, but it was harder, this time of year, to ignore the graveyard in her chest.” ― Nina Varela, Crier's War
“There was something terrible in her, something clawed and angry and afraid and sad… The truth of Ayla, the pain of her, was like a song you could feel vibrating on the air, even if you didn’t know the words. It was a hum, low and throaty and full of sorrow.” ― Nina Varela, Crier's War
“You keep comparing yourself to a book. That is not how I see you. If I want to learn about you, it’s not for...pleasure, or leisure, or the desired mastery of a subject. I am not trying to learn you like a language. I am trying, Ayla, to learn you like a person. Like people do, with the knowledge that I will never know everything. That it is impossible to know everything. Because you deserve to be known, in whatever capacity you wish. I am trying to become a person who deserves to know you.” ― Nina Varela, Iron Heart
“I told you once I’m not a book to be read,” Ayla continued. “I take it back. I’m a book. Read me.” ― Nina Varela, Iron Heart
“Ayla wanted to see her break things, wanted to see her broken, wanted to watch her break apart, wanted to be the cause of it.” ― Nina Varela, Crier's War
“I was talking about how you never, ever stop fighting, no matter how much it hurts.” ― Nina Varela, Crier's War
“A drop of water gleamed on Ayla's lower lip. Strangely, it made Crier want to—drink.” ― Nina Varela, Crier's War
“A tiny pathetic thought: the warmth of Ayla's touch rivaled the afternoon sun.” ― Nina Varela, Iron Heart
“She carried the same intensity about her, like heat waves rising from her skin, even though she was just standing in the doorway and not currently in the middle of saving Crier's life. Like she was more than a human girl. Like she was a summer storm made flesh.” ― Nina Varela, Crier's War
“I have a heart like you, Ayla." Crier repeated, pressing Ayla's hand harder against her chest. Ayla heard her own heartbeat and felt Crier's—a song tapping against her palm, a racing pulse beneath her fingers. Ayla was breathing too hard. She was breathing too hard. "I feel things too," Crier whispered.” ― Nina Varela, Crier's War
