"Don’t you know who you love, Pudge? You love the girl who makes you laugh and shows you porn and drinks wine with you. You don’t love the crazy, sullen bitch.” And there was something to that, truth be told."
"They mixed up potions for perfect skin and hair, potions to remove bad spirits and bad dreams. Frogs’ spawn and bats’ legs, dragons’ blood and rabbits’ blood. They took sips of everything, and felt the magic burn in their throats. They called to spirits in other worlds."