Ida Jagaric

“This is what matters. You are my gift, my second chance, and I will cherish you and your dream. I will protect both of you.”
― Mariana Zapata, Kulti

“Hello, pineapples,’ he whispered. He bent his head toward his lap and punctured the can, listening closely. The pineapples whispered back. They told him they were safe to eat.”
― Hugh Howey, Shift

“Ben Adaephon Delat," Pearl said plaintively, "see the last who comes. You send me to my death."
"I know," Quick Ben whispered.
"Flee, then. I will hold them enough to ensure your escape no more."
Quick Ben sank down past the roof.
Before he passed from sight Pearl spoke again. "Ben Adaephon Delat, do you pity me?"
"Yes" he replied softly, then pivoted and dropped down into darkness.”
― Steven Erikson, Gardens of the Moon

“I flung up my common sense into the air and held my imaginary ovaries out in sacrifice.”
― Mariana Zapata, Kulti