6 Quotes by Megan Linski

You don’t get a choice with who you bond with. But even given a choice, I wouldn’t have made the connection with anyone else.

We're authors. We're more than a little unstable.

Before yesterday, I was lost, a confused, wandering girl in a world where I didn’t belong. Only now do I feel whole . . . different . . . complete. Set to a task that is wholly my own.

You’re not dead, Lyssy,” Lisar says quietly. “Out of all the people I’ve met in the world, you’re the person that’s most alive.

Don’t compromise your values just to get the job done.

She leads me to a parlor room, where tailors are pinning up a white, lacy gown, with long sleeves and a layered skirt, made in the style of the year 1917. The same year the Romanov Empire fell. At their request, I slip it on and step on a stool in the middle of the room. My throat clenches when I gaze into the golden mirror. I’m a living impression of Empress Alexandra, wife of Nicholas II. I look like I’ve stepped out of the black-and-white pictures and transported myself to another time.