Anaroz

“In her naïve imaginings, he had been like the tortured hero of a gothic romance, possessing a heart filled with dark passions borne from even darker tragedies. His gregarious charm was belied only by the shadows in his eyes, and in their clear amber depths she had thought she had seen a Byronic torment to which she might pose the balm. And she had been right about all of that, save for one crucial thing:

He was not the hero. He was, in fact, the villain.”
― Nenia Campbell, Raise the Blood

“He placed his mouth on her throat, kissing the words she could not utter. He seemed to divine where she wanted a kiss to fall next, what part of her body demanded to be warmed.”
― Anaïs Nin, Delta Of Venus

“If your soul died, whose life are you living, and when did you become that person?”
― Louise Glück, Averno

“You've captivated my soul and breathe life into me when I've spent what feels like a hundred years and more feeling empty.”
― Madilyn DeRose, Hemlock