Romona Samborski

“It was as if we played chess after denying me both bishops and knights.”
― Gabriel F.W. Koch, Death Leaves a Shadow

“The summer sun bowing out threw slashes of colour between the buildings. London looked big, empty, and lonely. She stood in the doorway, like a cat trying to make up its mind.”
― Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

“Anyone who’s worked on the Offshore Lights can tell you about it—the isolation, and the spell it casts. Like”
― M.L. Stedman, The Light Between Oceans

“Once you are real you can't become unreal again. It lasts for always.”
― Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit