Sara

“Stay with me, Gilene,” he whispered in her ear. “I can’t,” she murmured, still half-asleep. “I will conquer all of the Empire to bring you back.”
― Grace Draven, Phoenix Unbound

“Like I told Lo, I’ve made this pact with Rose not to talk about it, like a Ya-Ya Sisterhood thing, and I can’t go back on my word. And just so you know, Rose is scary. She took out a knife and was saying something about blood oaths, and before I knew it, she slit my palm.” Her voice lowers, almost comically that it’s hard to take her serious. But she is. “And this comes from a girl who cannot walk on the hardwood without shoes. You don’t have to say anything, it surprised me too.”
― Krista Ritchie, Hothouse Flower