L Sider

“You know how attraction to men feels different from attraction to women? It has a different flavor, or comes from a different place."

Theo nods; we've talked about this many times before. "Yeah."

"Being... attracted to you," I say, putting it mildly, "that has always come from another place completely. Or, maybe everywhere at the same time. But it's never been like one or the other.”
― Casey McQuiston, The Pairing

“...I wanted to enter the Louvre. I formed words to tell Armand this, to ask him if he might help me do what was necessary to have the Louvre till dawn.

"He thought it a very simple request. He said only he wondered why I had waited so long.”
― Anne Rice, 1. Interview With the Vampire – 2. The Vampire Lestat – 3. The Queen of the Damned – 4. The Tale of the Body Thief – 5. Memnoch the Devil

“The combined aromas of hot cinnamon, ground coffee, and sweet cardamom intoxicated her, and as she brewed and smiled and served and chatted, a deep contentment welled up. It was a glowing warmth she’d never experienced before, and she liked it. She liked it a great deal.”
― Travis Baldree, Legends & Lattes

“I'm used to sleeping rough.'
'Used to ain't the same as ought to.”
― Travis Baldree, Legends & Lattes