Madi

“Nico was only ten, or maybe eleven by now, but he looked older. His hair had grown longer. It was shaggy and almost touched his shoulders. His eyes were dark. His olive skin had turned paler. He wore ripped black jeans and a battered aviator’s jacket that was several sizes too big, unzipped over a black shirt. His face was grimy, his eyes a little wild. He looked like a kid who’d been living on the streets.”
― Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

“I take a deep breath and hope Warner doesn’t realize what just happened. I hope he doesn’t know he just touched my leg. And nothing happened.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me

“I’ve never seen him in sweatpants before.” I try to sound normal. “I’ve never even seen him in shorts.” Kenji raises an eyebrow at me. “I bet you’ve seen him in less.” I want to die.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Ignite Me

“That’s what my daddy thought, too. And he ended up with more bullet holes than I could count on my fingers,”
― Suzanne Collins, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes