I hugged him without any kind of fear or self-consciousness, fiercely, with a rush of emotion that almost brought tears to my eyes.”I could kiss you!” Chubs cried.”Please don’t!” I gasp out, feeling his arms...

Kent steepled his fingers in consideration. Blood-red rubies flashed in the sunlight, like the eyes of a demon clutched in his hands.

Life isn’t fair.” I said. “It’s taken me a while to get that. It’s always going to disappoint you in some way or another. You’ll make plans, and it’ll push you in another direction. You...

But hey, what’s life without a little adversity?”That had to have been the fakest attempt at optimism since my fourth grade teacher tried reasoning that we were better off without the dead kids in our...

Hey Boo, I’m in this now, too, & I got a lot of experience playing assholes like they’re fucking harps. You need backup, I got you. Stop trying to convince yourself that you’re in this...

Emerald Isle” because there are lots of precious stones found there, such as sapphires and rubies.

Sometimes a wild horse needs to feel that his rider is just a little bit wilder.

Ruby has eyes that sparkle like emeralds. Or sapphires. Not too sure what color her eyes are, because I try to avoid eye contact with murder suspects—especially if they are sexy.

Banned and lionised by drunken cactuses,eternally sanguine in black and white, raw like the majestic sex on her ruby red deathswoman mouth, silver-coated terror in her eyes.

Wasn’t it what her father always warned her about? Don’t jump off a bridge because a cute guy tells you to?

The Glass Cat is one of the most curious creatures in all Oz. It was made by a famous magician named Dr. Pipt before Ozma had forbidden her subjects to work magic. Dr. Pipt had...

Never, never, never. I am never going to forget you.

Ready when you are.