Marysia

“When my sand runs out," I say, holding his gaze in the dark, those fathomless hollows, "and you come for me... I think I'll smile. I think it will feel like coming home." My hand shifts over his heartstrings, feeling their steady pulse. "Like settling into the place where I belonged all along. With Death.”
― Liv Zander, Crown Me Yours

“If you wanted honeyed lies, then maybe you shouldn’t have scared off whoever was before me. From me, the best you’ll get is salted truths.”
― Liv Zander, Crown Me Dead

“Because love and loss are on the same coin - one side warmth, one side ache - but the value never changes. And to carve out the grief would be to erase the love that made the memory worth living. A thousand times over.”
― Liv Zander, Crown Me Yours

“Born to be a queen. Cursed to wrangle the egos of men.”
― Sheila Masterson, The Poison Daughter