West

“But feeling fear was not the same as lacking courage. Anyone could be brave if he felt no fear. The Trojans murmured that this was true of Achilles, this was why he was so lethal. He rode into battle on his chariot, with no care whether he lived or died. None at all. He cared only for the safety of his friend, for Patroclus”
― Natalie Haynes, A Thousand Ships

“Stop waiting. Sink those pretty little teeth into something.”
― holly black, The Stolen Heir

“When we return from the north,” he promises, hand to his heart in an exaggerated way that lets me know he considers this a silly vow rather than a solemn one, “they will wake to find their shoes filled with fine, fat rubies. They can use them to buy new leggings and another roast chicken.”
“How will they sell rubies?” I ask him. “Why not leave them something more practical?”
He rolls his eyes. “As a prince of Faerie, I flatly refuse to leave cash. It’s inelegant.”
Tiernan shakes his head at both of us, then pokes at the foodstuffs, selecting a handful of nuts.
“Gift cards are worse,” Oak says when I do not respond. “I would bring shame on the entire Greenbriar line if I left a gift card.”
At that, I can’t help smiling a little, despite my heavy heart. “You’re ridiculous.”
― Holly Black, The Stolen Heir

“You can't eat some of a dumpling and put it back,' Oak insists. 'That's revolting.'
Cardan considers that villainy takes many forms, and he is good at all of them.”
― Holly Black, How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories