Halah

“What do you know of my heart? What do you know of anything but your own suffering. For weeks, Marianne, I've had this pressing on me without being at liberty to speak of it to a single creature. It was forced on me by the very person whose prior claims ruined all my hope. I have endured her exultations again and again whilst knowing myself to be divided from Edward forever. Believe me, Marianne, had I not been bound to silence I could have provided proof enough of a broken heart, even for you.”
― Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility

“Try to offend him or something. Give him a couple of those glares you do.” Vin regarded Kelsier with a flat look. “That’s the one!” Kelsier said with a laugh.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Mistborn: The Final Empire

“The term al-ʿIraq (meaning the shore of a great”
― Charles Tripp, A History of Iraq

“She never hurried. Her brown hair took a lot of work to keep perfect. She wore a blouse and skirt, not expensive, but carefully selected. She had a quietness about her that she’d passed on to her middle child. They were both the introverts of the family.”
― Brian Freeman, The Voice Inside