Patience

“Stay present. Don’t worry about what you might face. Focus on what you are facing. The second you get lost in your mind is the second you might end up dead.”
― Michelle Madow, The Secrets of Magic

“Wölfe whispered in my ear. —You chose this godsforsaken place over her. It’s your fault she’s frozen in time. You had to take the crown from the little prince, so you could wear it. Now, we both suffer. Now, we both mourn her. You don’t deserve her—not when you don’t put her first. You killed her. No! I have not lost her. She’s still here, and soon she will awaken. And once she was back, she would soothe all this pain away with only a smile. And her mouth and smooth skin would provide refuge. Her touch would be a salve to all this loss. —How selfish are you? Can’t you think of no one else but yourself? No matter. While you cry like a weakling, I will be the one soothing her, protecting her, making sure she’s safe. I shook my head, a growl escaping me.”
― Ingrid Seymour, A Court So Dark

“He’s such a fucking oxymoron. Contradicting in the most agonizing ways.”
― H.D. Carlton, Haunting Adeline

“I will tell you something that very few people know,” she said, spearing a piece of roasted beef. “I think I can trust you.” “And what is that?” Kryn asked, spreading the green bean casserole apart with his fork, as if he expected to find razor blades hidden in it. “I am human.”
― Ingrid Seymour, A Cage So Gilded