💬 Quotes

"Fallen angels are just like humans, Luce. We make mistakes. We fall. Sometimes we land in hell."

"I’m not trying to protect you from the truth, Luce. I’m trying to protect you from the weight of it."

"The shadows weren't just following me; they were part of me. They were the darkness I couldn't escape."

"Love is a choice, not a sentence. And I choose you, over and over, every single lifetime."

"If you don't know who you were, you can never truly know who you are."

"Everything in this world is temporary, except for the things that stay broken forever."

"The Beauty of the House is immeasurable; its Kindness infinite."

"I have come to believe that the House is not a dead thing, but a living, breathing entity that remembers us all."

"To be in the House is to be small, to be known by the tides, and to be content in that knowing."

"The search for Knowledge has a tendency to take us further and further away from the Truth."

"When you have lived for a long time in a place, you begin to see the world through the shapes of its shadows."

"I am a child of the House, and the House is my protector. I have no need for the world outside, for the world outside is cold and full of lies."

"Though I've grown old, the bell still rings for me, as it does for all who truly believe."

"The train was standing perfectly still in front of my house. It was wrapped in an apron of steam."

"I knew that I could climb aboard it if I wanted to. I reached for the handle and pulled myself up."

"The first gift of Christmas! Take it. What a special gift it is."

"I had lost the bell from the sleigh! I was heartbroken."

"At Christmas Eve when the child is abed, the bells can be heard by those who truly believe."

"I was the lion."

"Child, I am telling you your story, not his. No one is told any story but their own."