♥︎quinn *editing reviews & shelves*

“But the distance between us is too far, as vast as the divide between brothers who fought for a throne, or gods who tore apart a continent.”
― Judy I. Lin, A Magic Steeped in Poison

“Standing there, she realized that, contrary to what people say, life does not reach into the future; rather, it points to the past, at least in terms of its framework and structure.”
― Bi Feiyu, The Moon Opera

“A lock is like a woman,” he’d said blearily. “You have to seduce it into giving up its secrets.” He was one of Per Haskell’s old cronies, happy to talk about better days and big scams, especially if it meant he didn’t have to do much work. And that was exactly the kind of muddled wisdom these old cadgers loved to spout. Sure, a lock was like a woman. It was also like a man and anyone or anything else—if you wanted to understand it, you had to take it apart and see how it worked. If you wanted to master it, you had to learn it so well you could put it back together.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Crooked Kingdom

“And while society seems to support women being more assertive, it doesn’t seem to be supported beyond theory, in my opinion.”
― Paris Wynters, Totally Pucked