Despite the horror, we survivors were endowed with a will to survive. Or instinct. Or maybe it was faith.
Rage flared up in Tessa and she considered belting Woolsey with the poker whether he came near her or not. He had moved awfully quickly while fighting Will, though, and she didn__ fancy her chances. __ou don__ know James Carstairs. Don__ speak about him.___ove him, do you?_ Woolsey managed to make it sound unpleasant. __ut you love Will, too.__essa froze. She had known that Magnus knew of Will__ affection for her, but the idea that what she felt for him in return was written across her face was too terrifying to contemplate.
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Rage flared up in Tessa and she considered belting Woolsey with the poker whether he came near her or not. He had moved awfully quickly while fighting Will, though, and she didn__ fancy her chances. __ou don__ know James Carstairs. Don__ speak about him.___ove him, do you?_ Woolsey managed to make it sound unpleasant. __ut you love Will, too.__essa froze. She had known that Magnus knew of Will__ affection for her, but the idea that what she felt for him in return was written across her face was too terrifying to contemplate.
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Huge difference between being happy at will, and chasing euphoric moments as an escape. One doesn't cost a dime, the other will tax your soul.
I believe in good and evil," said Jem. "And I believe the soul is eternal. But I don't believe in the fiery pit, the pitchforks, or endless torment. I do not believe you can threaten people into goodness.
Strange how reluctant I was to acknowledge that control of my fate lay beyond my own conscious will. Habit of a lifetime, I suppose.
Maybe he was overwhelmed, like I am overwhelmed, by that mysterious intersection where love meets luck, where fate meets will. Because he'd been waiting for her. And there she was.