Katy

“And you saw me. For the first time, you saw me. I could talk to you as I hadn’t spoken to anyone. You reminded me that I was—I am—alive. I hadn’t felt that way in a very long time.”
― Sarah J. Maas, House of Flame and Shadow

“She slumped against him, burying her face in his chest as tears streamed down her face. She felt Malfoy’s arms softly wrap around her, supporting her, holding her close as they both slipped down the cupboard door and onto the floor. When he pulled her into his lap, she didn’t attempt to push him away. Oddly, she didn’t want to. But she couldn’t stop sobbing, or stop herself from feebly batting his chest, trying to punch him even though she was utterly spent.”
― Emerald_Slytherin, Secrets and Masks

“This was a useful machine, this engine. Another reminder that progress wasn’t all bad. Machetes replaced obsidian or stone knives. Motors replaced paddles. Except one day, that march of progress had turned him into the thing that was no longer needed. Progress was a wave. It first caught you in it and carried you, but the moment you slipped off the crest, you went crashing into the surf and maybe never came back up.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Isles of the Emberdark

“If you run across Sigzil, smack him for me.” “Master, I could never.” “What? It’s a sign of affection among his kind.” “The Azish?” “No, incredible bastards.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Isles of the Emberdark