Katrina

“There were things she certainly wished to say, confessions and declarations that had simmered inside of her to a point she worried had gone beyond speaking. Even now seemed like the least auspicious of times to crack open her heart, but the last few months had taught her there really was no perfect time for anything, and she could age her way to dust waiting for an opportunity to step up and allow herself to have a turn.”
― Quenby Olson, Miss Percy's Definitive Guide to the Restoration of Dragons

“The truth is that he beat my sister Wu Ruyi to death in a fit of rage...A lifetime of caring for others, doing everything asked of her, and this is what she received in return. It made no sense to me. Isn't following the rules supposed to keep us safe? The only conclusion I could reach was that we, as women and girls, are given the wrong manual at birth. The rules taught to us were never meant to guide us to a good life. We follow them out of some blind hope of being rewarded with the same love and effort we give out, but how has that worked out for our mothers and their mothers before them? How many of them got the devotion they deserved for their sacrifices? Have any of them ever served their way into true respect?”
― Xiran Jay Zhao, Heavenly Tyrant

“Wow, I wonder why I don't want to be touched by a man who threatens my life on a daily basis!"

He pulls an offended face. "I do not do that on a 'daily basis.' Monthly at most. And only when you're thinking about divulging information that could destabilize Huaxia and/or attempting to kill me. The very fact that you remain alive is a testament to my patience.”
― Xiran Jay Zhao, Heavenly Tyrant

“Qin Zheng clasps my hand harder. "Fear has never ruled me," he says, like a mantra, a red blaze igniting in his irises.

A matching heat rises through my meridians. "Neither will gods.”
― Xiran Jay Zhao, Heavenly Tyrant