Irene

“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

“Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.”
― Daphne Du Maurier, Rebecca

“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

“Father, I am what you made me. I’ve become your daughter after all.”
― Holly Black, The Cruel Prince