Jojo

“He’s every bit as terrifying as any serpent.
I don’t care. I run into his arms.”
― Holly Black, The Queen of Nothing

“Cardan gazes at a rosebush with petals so black and glossy they look like patent leather. ¨It was terrifying,¨ he says, ¨watching you fall. I mean, you´re generally terrifying, but I am unused to fearing for you. And then I was furious. I am not sure I have ever been that angry before.¨ ¨Mortals are fragile,¨ I say. ¨Not you,¨ he says in a way that sounds a little like a lament. ¨You never break.¨
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― Holly Black, The Queen of Nothing

“I can't believe he said that and then just walked out, leaving me reeling. I am going to STRANGLE him.”
― Holly Black, The Queen of Nothing

“At night Kira still goes around the house, counting their children. One, two, three. Two in their beads. One in heaven.”
― Fredrik Backman, Beartown