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“If it was a rational fear that I could just explain away to myself, believe me, I would've done it by now. This isn't something I can control. It's nothing you can fix. It's just something I live with.”
― Tricia Levenseller, Blade of Secrets

“A hand settled on her shoulder. "It's so easy to convince mortals that what they've seen is false. They'd rather ignore the impossible than rethink their understanding of reality. Isn't that true, Cora dear?”
― Kathryn Ann Kingsley, The Contortionist

“When he reached her Kindle app, she instantly realized she had made a mistake. She reached for the phone. "Wait—"
"What's this?" He took a step back, holding the phone out of her reach. "Are these books?" He squinted down at the screen.
Her face was suddenly so hot she felt like she was on fire. She felt like she had just been caught in a lie. "I—um—please don't click on—" She scrambled to get her phone again, but he simply moved out of the way again, keeping it out of her grasp.
"The Lusty Minotaur?" He took another step out of her reach. "I Married An Alien Raccoon Warlord From Mars?" Erik cackled. "Oh, do tell. Is this what counts as literature these days?”
― Kathryn Ann Kingsley, The Forgotten Phantom

“We live all our lives in cages. Each of us, be we a slave or be we a king, call a prison our home. The prison is that which gives us shelter. It is our society.”
― Kathryn Ann Kingsley, The Puppeteer