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“Watching my back is the perfect opportunity to stick a knife in it.”
― Holly Black, The Wicked King

“His passion hadn't been explosive. it was a smoldering fire; the kind that grew secretly, like a ground fire deep in the earth, spreading and waiting before rising up, destroying the world above. She suspected he burned for things more deeply than even he was aware of.”
― SenLinYu, Manacled

“Well, now you’ve named all five, haven’t you?”
Jay’s flush deepened, if that was possible. “I guess I have. Is that horribly greedy of me?”
“Maybe, but I don’t mind. You’re hungry for affection; I’m hungry to give it to you.”
― Grae Bryan, Johann

“Wei WuXian grinned and pointed at himself. "How about this one?"
Lan WangJi, "Mine."
"..."
Lan WangJi stared at him, slowly and articulately stating, "Mine.”
― 墨香铜臭, 魔道祖师 [Mó Dào Zǔ Shī]