Pamela

“But there are none so frightened, or so strange in their fear, as conquerors. They conjure phantoms endlessly, terrified that their victims will someday do back what was done to them—even if, in truth, their victims couldn’t care less about such pettiness and have moved on. Conquerors live in dread of the day when they are shown to be, not superior, but simply lucky.”
― N.K. Jemisin, The Stone Sky

“The larger part of power was understanding the power you had over others, even if you would rather not have had that much power in the first place.”
― T. Kingfisher, Paladin's Strength

“I knew what he meant. He was describing that moment when you realize that you are lonely. For a time you can be alone and doing fine and never give a thought to living any other way and then you meet someone and suddenly you become lonely. It stabs at you, almost like a physical pain, and you feel both deprived and angry, deprived because you wish to be with that person, and angry because their absence brings you misery. It’s a strange feeling, akin to desperation, a feeling that makes you wait by the phone even though you know that the call is an hour away.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Bites

“And wherever women held power, be it a throne, a club, or a labyrinth, there were men wishing to seize it.”
― Sarah MacLean, Bombshell