Ranee Doty

“Saskia lay back again, closing her eyes and continued eating mandarin wedges. After a pause, she added, “I think that the biggest danger for people like you and me is that we start blaming people for things that happen to us. Bullies smell that kind of thing from miles away. People like you and me have to stop thinking about our limitations and start thinking about our talents and not let other people define us.”
― Miriam Verbeek, The Forest: A thrilling international crime novel

“As much as his heart remained rooted here, what lay beyond his country, beyond his nation, called to him like a cord buried deep within, pulling taut, drawing him away.”
― Leslie K. Simmons, Red Clay, Running Waters

“Oh, Remy, get off your high horse; everyone knows you have staked your claim on the new guy.”
― Hope Worthington, Shifting Moon: Shifting Moon Saga, Book 1

“He shredded my wings with his words.”
― Andri E. Elia, Borealis: A Worldmaker of Yand Novel