Laura

“How Shesheshen wanted one of the hunters to stop this. For one of them to stand up for common sense, if not for the rights of a young damsel. A damsel who had offered them a perfectly good reason to get lost for a few weeks.

But humans never stood up for the right thing. They stood around feeling uncomfortable, and later pretended that feeling uncomfortable meant they were virtuous. Now Malik stood to one side, only slightly obstructing Wulfyre's path. Surely he'd feel awful about this tomorrow when he was spending his blood money, before running of with his partner to the next kill.

And they called her monstrous.”
― John Wiswell, Someone You Can Build a Nest In

“All our searching of the celestial, and it would lead us home after all.”
― Analeigh Sbrana, Lore of the Tides

“One cup exactly," I say quietly.

"Are you seriously whispering?" he asks.

I look away from my cup of cream just long enough to glare at him.

"Does the volume of someone's voice also affect how a recipe turns out?" he says.

I keep glaring at him.

"Should I sing to the cream?”
― Katie Cicatelli-Kuc, Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice

“I've suffered so much. I raised my five kids with the water of my tears, now they want to trade this key for my oldest son. All my life, I have been faithful to the religion. It it's come to this...

Well, I can't believe in anything anymore.”
― Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis THE Story of A Childhood