Afsheen

“I missed you," I whisper against his skin and feel dizzy with the intimacy of the admission, feel more naked than when he could see every inch of me. "In the mortal world, when I thought you were my enemy, I still missed you."

"My sweet nemesis, how glad I am that you returned." He pulls my body against his, cradling my head against his chest. We are still lying on the floor, although a perfectly good bed is right next to us.”
― Holly Black, The Queen of Nothing

“How does it feel?' he asked. 'To be stuck in a fairy tale?'

'How does it feel to be one?' I countered...”
― Holly Black, The Lost Sisters

“I wondered if this was what Pandora had felt like the moment she opened the box.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Final Gambit

“I raise a plastic glass. 'To family.'

'And Faerieland,' says Taryn, raising hers.

'And pizza,' says Oak.

'And stories,' says Heather.

'And new beginnings,' says Vivi.

Cardan smiles, his gaze on me. 'And scheming great schemes.'

To family and Faerieland and pizza and stories and new beginnings and scheming great schemes. I can toast to that.”
― Holly Black, The Queen of Nothing