## Metadata - Author: [[Victor LaValle]] - Full Title: The Changeling - Category: #books ## Highlights - He didn’t know a damn thing about Apollo’s story, or at least he didn’t care all that much. He only wanted to buy a rare book. Maybe this was what Patrice meant when he said he liked Apollo because he didn’t give a damn about his military service. Every human being is a series of stories; it’s nice when someone wants to hear a new one. ([Location 2701](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01I85RN4O&location=2701)) - “I feel like we’re two drug dealers out to make a sale.” “Drug dealers don’t gift wrap,” Apollo said. ([Location 2742](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01I85RN4O&location=2742)) - “People call us witches,” Cal said quickly. She grabbed Apollo’s hand. “But maybe what they’re really saying is that we were women who did things that seemed impossible. You remember those old stories about mothers who could lift cars when their kids were trapped underneath? I think of it like that. When you have to save the one you love, you will become someone else, something else. You will transform. The only real magic is the things we’ll do for the ones we love. ([Location 4116](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01I85RN4O&location=4116)) - He felt so groggy, it seemed like he’d been dosed. The last two days had been an uncut drug, an overdose of the improbable. ([Location 4594](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01I85RN4O&location=4594))