Catherynne M. Valente Quotes

September shut her eyes several times and opened them again, just to be sure, just to be certain she was back in Fairyland, that she wasn’t simply knocked silly by her fall.

Catherynne M. Valente

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• I gambled and I lost. I failed in securing my options for this choice for myself, but I succeeded in verifying the Dark Age is still with us.

  

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• I did grow up reading the 'Twilight' books. I feel guilty, but I was always Team Edward.

  

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• The big thing is that you know what you want.

  

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• September shut her eyes several times and opened them again, just to be sure, just to be certain she was back in Fairyland, that she wasn’t simply knocked silly by her fall.

  

  Catherynne M. Valente
  • Eyes
  • Back
  • September