Mary

“Because you despise me! You think me beneath you. I could see it in your eyes, and I…God, I would have done anything to earn your respect, your attention. I just wanted you to look at me.” Sylvia floundered for a moment. “When you do, I…It’s terrifying. It’s exhilarating. You’re like something out of a nightmare.”
― Allison Saft, A Dark and Drowning Tide

“The truth is, I’ve scarcely had time to process my grief. And grief is such a wild, untamed creature, always returning at the most unexpected times to bite.”
― Sylvia Mercedes, Vow of the Shadow King

“Charlie seemed suspicious when he came home and smelled the green peppers. I couldn’t blame him—the closest edible Mexican food was probably in southern California.”
― Stephenie Meyer, Twilight