The Missing of Clairdelune - Christelle Dabos

The Missing of Clairdelune p. 31

"Berenilde is alive," never to forget again.

The things he does to remember her.

p. 33

"...it was Thorn's hand. He'd not let go over since her stumble"

The beginning of many.

p. 34

"I suppose you remind me a little of her. Particularly the glasses."

p. 48

"Exactly. Bad debts make bad friends. Don't worry, you'll find it so enjoyable that you'll hasten to get into debt again."

That's, that's it.

p. 76

"There you are, you have nothing more to fear from my eye."

If Thorn wasn't so cool I would've fallen into the pit (Archibald)

p. 136

"You taught me the nuts and bolts of this world, and protected me from the policemen when I was nobody. That's all I remember today"

Their friendship makes you tear up, I'm so glad they had each others back.

p. 142

"It was much later that night that Ophelia finally thought about Thorn"

hehehe girl I think about him all the time. I think his genuinely one of the only book leads I like. No kidding ;-;

p. 145

'... On the other hand, I would have appreciated it if they had searched my office with more care. It's going to take me hours to put everything back in order."

He says with broke nose and blood streaming down his face. Guys Thorns so funny and unserious I can't.

p. 150-151

"What were you doing at Archibald's today?" and
"'We had an appointment,' Thorn stressed, unnervingly slowly. "Why Archibald rather than me? What makes him more suitable company?"

Dude just propose (again) already.

p. 151

"So what must I do for you to put a stop to this punishment you are inflicting on me."
and
"I would never do you any harm."

His so soft for a man called Thorn

p. 152-153

"Granted," said Thorn, without hearing any more.
"Granted. Anything else?"
"Granted,"
"Granted," he finally muttered.

He loveeees listening to her talk.

p. 156

'You will learn that you are just not a pair of hands to me. And I don't give a damn whether people find me suspect, as long as I am not so in your eyes.'
...
"And knew that tonight, again, she would find it hard to get to sleep."

p. 241

' I have a mother to bury in the earth, and a child to bring into the world."

I love Berenilde as a character who is consistently present, having a life outside Ophelias. And being revealed to just enough of it to know that she really is a respectable figure.

p. 278

"Thorn set off again as soon as Ophelia was by his side, but at a less hurried pace this time"

A MAN WILL TRUELY CHANGE FOR THE ONE HE LOVES. Compared to their first meeting, his down so bad for her. And I'm so down bad for Thorn.

p. 282

'When will you return?' she asked
'When would you like me to return?'

oh. my. goodness.

p. 284

"Thorn leant over, in a sustained vertebral extension, but he didn't return the watch to her. Instead, he placed his mouth on hers"

p. 286

'You have dispelled them."

my baby oh no

p. 295

" These, here, are your identity papers. You forgot them in the pockets of your other coat, you'll need them. This is the facsimile of sir's, your fiancé's, contract with Lord Farouk, and this your professional license for your reading consultancy, but importantly only get it out if Lord Farouk raises the subject. I'll take care of alerting Madam Berenilde, and your aunt. In the meantime, don't do anything rash, kid"

:( I'm so grateful to Fox and his never ending intent to look out for Ophelia. Best friendship!

p. 365

"Since when had Ophelia stopped being honest?"

OH MY GOODNESS. this was scaryy

p. 375

"'You seem to be bothered your arm. Let me have a quick look at it'"

THISWASSHOCKINGWHYHEASKLIKETHATIWASFLUSHEDOMGWDYMJUSTTHESLEEVEWILLDO

Thorn sir the man you are.

p. 377

'I believe in neither luck nor in destiny," he declared. " I trust only in the science of probabilities. I have studied mathematical statistics, combinatorial analysis, mass function, and random variables, and they have never held any surprises for me. You don't seem to fully grasp the destabilizing effect that someone like you can have on someone like me.'

let me repeat that
'You don't seem to fully grasp the destabilizing effect that someone like you can have on someone like me.'

oh. OH. OHH

kind sir please let me breathe

p. 388

"...searched in all directions before finding Ophelia."

p. 395

'Knock him out!'
'And how do I do that?'

This duo is so funny, cute and awkward. Please give me more

p. 398

"He aimed it first at Gail, then at Fox, then at Philibert. 'Which of them put you in that state?" he asked Ophelia."

ITS THE MOMENT

p. 403-404

"And yet, at the slightest fever, the first bump, he was clamped to his child's bedside"

"She suddenly noted that Hector, Domitilla, Beatrice, and Leonora were all sound asleep around her, in an unlikely tangle of arms, legs, and nightshirts."

:( please don't hurt them. They must be so worried for Ophelia, and then for her to arrive like that must've been terrifying

p. 413

"I wouldn't be able to go in there with you, kid!"

Fox's immediate thought was to accompany and protect Ophelia on her missions is so admirable.

p. 416

"It wasn't Thorn who needed her. It was she who needed Thorn. Ophelia plunged, body and soul, into the mirror.

She wakes up, becomes aware of the situation and immediately feels the need to save and protect Thorn. Refusing to abandon him. She's grown so much, stronger, independent and heroic. They're dynamic is clearly written, and heart-wrenching. I love em so much

p. 436

"'For such a mismatched couple, you certainly are inseparable.'"

Y E S

p. 442-444

"Thorn's claws had struck again"

"In the darkness behind her eyelids, she felt a great silence wash over her body...An illusion disappears with its creator."
"When she reopened her eyes, Thorn was kneeling in front of her. He pushed back her hair, took off her glasses and closely examined her pupils, without uttering a single word."

The focus this man has when checking his lady is alright. And the things he resorts to. He truly only has one thing on his mind.

"Thorn has wrapped his arms around her with a vehemence that took her breathe away...Ophelia couldn't hold back her sobs any longer"

p. 455

"'Berenilde's little girl.'"

p. 459

"He had settled himself at the end of the table, brand-new notebook open before him, fountain pen in hand, ready to record all that his memory didn't able him to recall...Seeing this giant emperor in schoolboy mode"

This was just so shocking, and cool to see Farouk like this.

p. 474-475

"'I am your master of ceremonies and your witnesses,'
'All on your own?'
'All on my own.'"

"As for Archibald, he was squinting at the toe poking through a hole in his shoe; for someone supposed to be a witness, he wasn't very attentive"

HIS SO FUNNY BRO.

p. 483

"'I'm not reading it,' repeated Thorn. 'I'm touching it'"

You know that scene in Lilo & Stitch

p. 484

"'I won't use this gun in front of you'"

Sir no. And why he gotta be this gentlemanly even in his last moments.

p. 485
"When she was close enough, he rested his forehead on her shoulder."

"Ophelia felt torn between distress and fury. He didn't have the right! He didn't have the right to come into her life like this, turn everything upside down, and then leave as if nothing had happened. She felt as if she were breaking inside when Thorn tightened his embrace around her."

p. 486

"Thorn's words were carving out an abysmal void inside her. She knew with absolute certainty that from the moment they separated, she would never know warmth again.
Thorn swallowed against her shoulder. 'Oh, and by the way, I love you."

And everything that happens after just kills.
These book quotes are now for my own comfort to come back to to read, and to evoke me to reread the book again. I can't get enough