Riley

“How many times have you told me you're a monster? So be a monster. Be the thing they all fear when they close their eyes at night.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Crooked Kingdom

“I put my bare hand on her bare hand and felt, “This is genuine. There can be no mistake about this.”
― Virginia Woolf, Moments of Being: A Collection of Autobiographical Writing

“Most of all, I hate you because I think of you. Often. It's disgusting, and I can't stop.”
― Holly Black, The Cruel Prince

“I can feel the moment he gives in and gives up, pulling me to him despite the threat of the knife. He kisses me hard, with a kind of devouring desperation, fingers digging into my hair. Our mouths slide together, teeth over lips over tongues. Desire hits me like a kick to the stomach. It's like fighting, except what we're fighting for is to crawl inside each other's skin.”
― Holly Black, The Cruel Prince