Alyssa

“Of the twelve companions of Thorin, ten remained. Fili and Kili had fallen defending him with shield and body, for he was their mother’s elder brother.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

“Ending a novel is almost like putting a child to sleep—it can't be done abruptly.”
― Colm Tóibín

“But women were trickier than terrorists, he reflected. At least to him.”
― Cora Seton, The Navy SEAL's E-Mail Order Bride

“I'm intoxicated with this man, my man, my Fifty Shades.”
― E.L. James, Fifty Shades Darker