Violet

“Love is an enchantress—devious and wild. It sneaks up behind you, soft and gentle and quiet, just before it slits your throat.”
― Shea Ernshaw, The Wicked Deep

“Have I told you how hideous you look tonight?” Cardan asks, leaning back in the elaborately carved chair, the warmth of his words turning the question into something like a compliment.
“No” I say, glad to be annoyed back into the present. “Tell me.”
"I can't.”
― Holly Black, The Cruel Prince

“You all right?” I finally say. “You’re awfully quiet.” “I just had sex with three gods,” she replies. “I’m trying to remember my name.”
― Charissa Weaks, The Wolf and the Witch

“I will be the bud that sprouts from the grey rock of this place. I will be the flower that blooms even despite his shadows" page 83”
― Elise Kova, A Deal with the Elf King