Mak Quotes

“Sam and I couldn’t have done it,” I admitted. “You’re the doer, just like
Frigg said.”
Jack floated over, his blade shuddering and warbling like a hand saw. “Frigg? Oh, man, I don’t like Frigg. She’s too quiet. Too devious. Too—”
“She’s my ma,” Mallory grumbled.
“Oh, that Frigg!” Jack said. “Yeah, she’s great.”
“I hate her,” Mallory said.
“Gods, me too!” Jack commiserated.”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“I count the stars,’ she says softly. ‘To help me sleep.’ [...] ‘I always wondered how something could shine so bright, even while being swallowed in darkness.’
My eyes run over the shadowed outline of her face. ‘I’ve been trying to figure
that out myself.’
‘I hope they know how admired they are up there,’ she murmurs. ‘I mean, I
count them before bed every night.’
I shake my head at the sight of her admiring something far duller than she.
‘I’m quite sure that even the stars are envious of you.’
Her head turns towards me, pulling her eyes from the sky and pinning them
on me. ‘What?’
‘You make even the stars envious,’ I repeat softly, leaning towards her.
‘Because one day – far from now – you will be up there beside them, outshining
every single one.’ [...]
After several shaky breaths, she whispers, ‘And will you be beside me up there?’
‘If I should be so lucky.’
‘Promise me,’ she murmurs sternly. ‘I don’t want to be alone.’
I nod against her hair. ‘I promise, Dena.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful

“That’ll wear you out enough to lessen your word count in the evening.’ She crosses her arms defensively, her tone even more so. ‘Well, maybe my word count and I should go elsewhere if we’re unappreciated.’ ‘Oh, honey, it’s more than appreciated. I dare say it’s even admired.’ She swallows, looking sheepish. ‘And that’s why you barely look at me when I’m talking?’ I shake my head, thoroughly exasperated. ‘Dena, if I looked at you while you
were talking, I can’t guarantee that I’d be paying attention to what you’re saying.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful