Irene

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

“You'd be amazed how much research you can get done when you have no life whatsoever.”
― Ernest Cline, Ready Player One

“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

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