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“Seasons flow in a cycle. Life too, passes through difficult winters. But after any winter, spring will follow. Here, one spring had arrived. Kazu’s spring had just begun.”
― Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Tales from the Cafe

“And if she betrayed you? If she . . . killed you? He laughed again”
― Alex Aster, Crowntide

“His brows were dark and straight, his face all hard, angular planes, and he had short, untidy hair somewhere between dark blond and brown, a beard shadow of the same colour, and unsettlingly sharp grey eyes. Considering the scowl, she thought it was downright impolite of him to look as good as he did. “Jamie Kelly,” he said. He had a rough voice, like it had been sandpapered. And was there a bit of Irish in there? “Hello.” A perfectly polite reply, but not friendly. Not even a little friendly. There was none of the easy warmth and enthusiasm that the others had offered.”
― Sangu Mandanna, The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches

“Because one day, Conor Harkness decided that he wanted someone to know him. And he chose me.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Problematic Summer Romance