“The soul that can speak through the eyes can also kiss with a gaze.”

“Through reading literature we can make ghosts speak to us, and we can speak back to them.”

“whatever eyes can speak mouth nevers”

“Em, you have a soul.”“How can you be so sure of that, Hayden? How many people die and come back?”“No one dies and comes back. You did because of your sister, and you have a gift. Maybe that played a role in your coming back, but you have a soul. You aren’t evil. There’s nothing you can say that will make me think that.” I looked up and our gazes locked. “And there’s nothing you can say to make me feel differently.” He lowered his eyes. Thick lashes fanned his cheeks. “I know you do, because I wouldn’t want to… to kiss you if you didn’t have a soul.” I froze. “You… you want to kiss me?”

“The world has a soul and whoever understands that soul can also understand the language of many things.”

“I learned that the world has a soul, and that whoever understands that soul can also understand the language of things.”