Scarlet Angel

Κάτω από τα χρήματα και τα ακριβά ρούχα, κάτι σαπίζει.

Everything was so polished, and when I looked around at all the adults and families I grew up with, their money and designer clothes, I often saw a coat of paint that you apply when you’re trying to cover up rotting wood. There were dark deeds and bad seeds, but who cared if the house was falling apart as long as it was pretty, right?

Corrupt · Penelope Douglas

What it means when a shattered face doesn't bleed.

It connected with a sickening sound. Miranda reeled back—and then straightened. Tessa shrieked and dropped the globe, staring—the whole left side of Miranda’s face was crushed in, like a paper mask that had been smashed flat on one side. Her cheekbone was flattened, her lip mashed against her teeth. But there was no blood, no blood at all.

Clockwork Angel · Cassandra Clare

What childhood cruelty grows into when it learns to justify itself.

People don’t get better, they just get smarter. When you get smarter you don’t stop pulling the wings off flies, you just think of better reasons for doing it.

Carrie · Stephen King