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“Three words.
A promise of hope.
The words tingled in Will’s ear.
They ignited his heart.
‘I love you.”
― Rick Riordan, The Sun and the Star

“Then he gave Nico one of his soul-warming smiles. ‘I can heal people. I can glow in the dark. And … well, I met you.’
‘Oh, gods, groaned Nico. ‘No cheesiness! It’s too early in the day, Will!’
Will snuggled up to him. ‘But it’s true. I’m very thankful we’re in each other’s lives.’
‘You cheated with that answer,’ said Nico, ‘but I’ll allow it.’
Will planted a kiss on Nico’s temple. ‘My grumpy ball of darkness.”
― Rick Riordan, The Sun and the Star

“Sometimes mortals are not aware of the threads that bind them. You could both be wrong about the first time
you met, and yet the two of you have orbited each other for so long, like heavenly bodies in the sky.”
― Rick Riordan, The Sun and the Star

“I want life to be a feast, even if I have to eat it raw and bloody and burned some days.”
― Mackenzi Lee, The Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks