Amelia

“Death comes for everyone,” she said simply. “I’m not afraid of dying. But I am afraid of dying here.” She swept her hand over the room, the tavern, the city. “I’d rather die on an adventure than live standing still.”
― V.E. Schwab, A Darker Shade of Magic

“After all, wasn’t dinner where seduction usually began?”
― T.A. Lawrence, A Bond of Broken Glass

“More worried about some stupid contract than being led around by the nose. Thought you were supposed to be some kind of bad bitches or something. Trifling.”
― P. Djèlí Clark, The Dead Cat Tail Assassins

“I think the people we love can be cruel. Our love doesn't absolve them. Nor should it.
"What kind of person are you," Edei whispered, "if you love someone who is cruel?"
It was a question Io had often asked herself. She opened her mouth, closed it. Tried again. "You're someone who loves. That's it. That's the only part that's yours to give and yours to take.”
― Kika Hatzopoulou, Threads That Bind