Lauren

“Gods feed on the terror of mortals,” said Melantho. “Where there is no fear, there are no prayers.”
― Sarah Underwood, Lies We Sing to the Sea

“Whenever humans encounter something strange and novel, their first instinct is to kill it.”
― Yangsze Choo, The Fox Wife

“She blinked at him. Why did she care? How could she not care? His sister was dead, his sister was dead because of her. Belatedly, she remembered her guise—the servant from Athens, the stranger. “I—I suppose because it isn’t fair.” Mathias’s smile was wry. “What in life is?” “That doesn’t mean unfairness should be tolerated. That it should be expected. We should not—we should not be playthings for the gods.”
― Sarah Underwood, Lies We Sing to the Sea

“I have a boyfriend, and you don’t, so suck it, loser … Okay, I would never say that to someone, but I don’t think I’ll ever get used to the word. I need to practice in my head before I do something stupid in public like call him my friendboy or, worse, say something cringey like “I’ve taken a lover.”
― Eden Finley, Atlas