Irene

“You know you've totally screwed up your life when your whole world turns to shit and the only person you have to talk to is your system agent software!”
― Ernest Cline, Ready Player One

“Please, my darling Inej, treasure of my heart, won’t you do me the honor of acquiring me a new hat?”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“If you must stare at something for hours on end, I’d prefer it to be me alone.”
― Margaret Rogerson, An Enchantment of Ravens

“He rises from the throne. “Come, have a seat.” His voice is replete with danger, lush with menace. The flowering branches have sprouted thorns so thickly that petals are barely visible.
“This is what you wanted, isn’t it?” he asks. “What you sacrificed everything for. Go on. It’s all yours.”
― Holly Black, The Cruel Prince