afterlithe:Favourite Books - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern“Our instructor

afterlithe: Favourite Books - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern “Our instructors do not understand how it is,” she says. “To be bound to someone in such a way. They are too old, too out of touch with their emotions. They no longer remember what it is to live and breathe within the world. They think it simple to pit any two people against each other. It is never simple. The other person becomes how you define your life, how you define yourself. They become as necessary as breathing. Then they expect the victor to continue on without that. It would be like pulling the Murray twins apart and expecting them to be the same. They would be whole but not complete. You love her, do you not?” “More than anything in the world,” Marco says. Tsukiko nods thoughtfully. “My opponent’s name was Hinata,” she says. “Her skin smelled of ginger and cream. I loved her more than anything in the world, as well. On that cherry-blossom day, she set herself on fire. Ignited a pillar of flame and stepped into it as though it were water.” (inspired by mmorrow’s magazine-type photosets) x,x -- source link

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