Ana

“This was the kiss he’d been waiting for. It was a gunshot. It was prairie fire. It was the spin of Makker’s Wheel.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Crooked Kingdom

“In the Barrel, we don’t trade in safety,” Kaz said, the abraded burn of his voice carrying over the crowd. “There’s only strength and weakness. You don’t ask for respect. You earn it.” You don’t ask for forgiveness. You earn it.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Crooked Kingdom

“Tempest, on the other hand, was like her antihero or foil character. You know the one who made the hero look good?”
― Ines Bautista-Yao, Plain Vanilla

“innate. Everywhere, you are observed and assessed: walking down the street, riding a bus, driving a car, eating in a café. You must smile, but not too widely. You must be pleasant, but not forward. You must accommodate and ingratiate but never offer too much of yourself, and never for your own pleasure. If you do this, it must be in secret.”
― Frances de Pontes Peebles, The Air You Breathe