



“The thoughtless, the ignorant, and indolent, seeing only the apparent effects of things and not the things themselves, talk of law, of fortune, and chance. ― Avery Williams, quote from The Alchemy of Forever I fI could love anyone forever, it would be her. You always told me there's no such thing as destiny, and I believed you. What if he doesn't love me? What am I without him by my side? Some strange creature that no one believes exists, some freak of nature, some threat to the reassuring rhythms of normal life.įinally, Cyrus speaks. The room is quiet, filled only with the crackling of the fire, and suddenly I don't want to hear Cyrus's answer. That's the most irrational thing I've ever heard. Johann begins to laugh, bitterly, mirthlessly. His words make me feel light, like ash floating away from a fire. It's the first crack I've seen in his composure.
