phoenix

“The books she read took her to places she would never visit, gave her friends she would never have, offered her a life she would never live. They were her escape from the world - they provided therapy for her mind, for her heart. They were hermits trusted companions.Because unlike people, books didn't care if you were a princess or a pauper. Their content didn't change depending on whose eyes travelled over their pages. Books just were.”
― Lynette Noni, We Three Heroes

“I am nothing in my soul if not obsessive.”
― Donna Tartt, The Secret History

“The curse is broken. The king is returned."

He's every bit as terrifying as any serpent.
I don't care. I run into his arms.

Cardan's fingers dig into my back. He's trembling, and whether it is from ebbing magic or horror, I am not sure. But he holds me as though I am the only solid thing in the world.”
― Holly Black

“Wow," Sirius says in wonder, "look how far you've come."
"These days, I climb and grow," Regulus tells him, which doesn't make much sense to Sirius, but it seems like something Regulus is proud of.
So, Sirius nods and says, "Hell yeah you do.”
― bizarrestars, Crimson Rivers