Cynthia

“Well,” said the frog, “what are you going to do about it?”

“Marrying Therandil? I don’t know. I’ve tried talking to my parents, but they won’t listen, and neither will Therandil.”

“I didn’t ask what you’d said about it,” the frog snapped. “I asked what you’re going to do. Nine times out of ten, talking is a way of avoiding doing things.”
― Patricia C. Wrede, Dealing with Dragons

“The three of them were the ultimate warriors we all looked up to.
Until the day it all came crashing down.
That was the day our heroes died. That was the day a new hero was born.”
― Lin Meili, I Will Save the Villain

“At least seventy per cent of villainy was the aesthetic.”
― Sarah Rees Brennan, Long Live Evil

“Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly. It is the one thing we are interested in here.”
― Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace