“Beautiful, sad, wounded, and lost,” he continued. “A freak, a work of art, a liar, and a lover.”

“That is what I thought of you, Ellie. Heartless, reckless, selfish, and cruel."He was back to shooting me when my armor was down. I turned my face away from him, not wanting to let him see the hurt in my eyes. He reached up and put his fingers under my chin, bringing my face forward again, forcing me to look at him."Beautiful, sad, wounded, and lost," he continued. "A freak, a work of art, a liar, and a lover."His gaze was starting to eat away at my insides. Razor-blade butterflies whirled in my heart."I hate you, Ellie Watt," he whispered, lips coming closer to mine, "because I still love you after all these years.”

“In a world of lies and liars, an honest work of art is always an act of social responsibility.”

“A lover's a liar,To himself he lies,The truthful are loveless,Like oysters their eyes!”

“A great work of art is one that continues to repay attention.”

“When your lover is a liar, you and he have a lot in common, you're both lying to you!”