Owlish Reader

“But Counsels are supposed to be old,” Nathan protested, dragging his fingers through his hair until it stood on end. “I’m not even seventy yet.”
― Joy Demorra, True Love Bites

“Many people seem to think it foolish, even superstitious, to believe that the world could still change for the better. And it is true that in winter it is sometimes so bitingly cold that one is tempted to say, ‘What do I care if there is a summer; its warmth is no help to me now.’ Yes, evil often seems to surpass good. But then, in spite of us, and without our permission, there comes at last an end to the bitter frosts. One morning the wind turns, and there is a thaw. And so I must still have hope.”
― Vincent van Gogh

“God, do you lose your reason with the Dark Trick," I asked, "with your rituals, your sealing up of the fledglings in the grave? Or were you monsters when you were living? How could we not all of us love mortals with every breath we take!”
― Anne Rice, Anne Rice's The Vampire Lestat

“Percy…” he said, his eyes never leaving Elizabeth. “Er, yes, Viscount?” “Piss off, there’s a good chap.”
― Joy Demorra, True Love Bites