Katie

“It wasn't that she didn't like people. It was that she liked books more. They didn't fuss or judge or mock or reject.They invited you in, fluffed up the pillows on the couch, offered you tea and toast, and shared their hearts with no expectation that you'd do anything more than absorb what they had to give.”
― Sarah Beth Durst, The Spellshop

“No husband. Oh boo-hoo. I’ll find some way to carry on.”
― Sasha Peyton Smith, The Rose Bargain

“Are you impressed?"
"That you own a fountain pen? Or that you know how to use it? Believe it or not, I always knew you were literate.”
― Tessonja Odette, My Feral Romance

“Yes, he's dead, the fool," sighed Daya Odish. "What a pity, I will miss him.”
― Thea Guanzon, The Hurricane Wars