Celestine

“It was difficult to explain the concept of a party pooper to somebody who didn’t really get the concept of a party”
― Delphine Dryden, The Theory of Attraction

“Don’t sing.”  He pointed a finger at her for emphasis.  “You’ve scared my dog, my birds and my servant with your yowling.”  He paused.  “You’ve even managed to scare me.”
― Grace Draven, Master of Crows

“And there’s no synthetic owners manual?” His lips twitched, smile threatening to break into a grin.

A joke. He wasn’t funny. “Do you come with an owners’ manual, Captain? Because I’d like to study your troubleshooting section.”

“Would you like to strip me down to my nuts and bolts, and figure out what makes me tick?”

“I knew what made you tick from the moment we first met. That’s why I punched you between the legs.”

~ #1001 & Caleb”
― Pippa DaCosta, Girl From Above: Trapped

“We all have thoughts that we would never, ever vocalise. And people who say they don’t are liars.”
― L.H. Cosway, Six of Hearts