Ellie

“They sat a moment in embrace of silent mutual comfort, which was, she often thought, the reward of those long married.”
― Helen Simonson, The Summer Before the War

“The way he said her name conveyed all of his sympathy, and it confirmed all of the truth of his advice, and it promised her that she was worthwhile and redeemable, and it indicated that he treasured the way he had seen her selflessly interact with the other pilgrims, and it hinted that if any single thing was different about their circumstances, he would marry her immediately and live with her for decades until they died on the same day just as in love as they were in that moment. This may seem like a lot to be contained in the single word that is a given name, but this is why in more conservative times, cultures took great care to refer to each other by Mr. and Mrs.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, All the Crooked Saints

“The littlest fairy's gift was a lonelier prospect. Courage always is, because it takes us into the unknown.”
― K. Eason, How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse

“Here was a thing he wanted: for singers to pause in their singing to laugh during a verse. Here was a thing he feared: cats lying on his face and smothering him while he slept.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, All the Crooked Saints