Rachel

“Jess had never imagined that someone would be so empty that they’d need to destroy something that precious to feel full.”
― Rachel Caine, Ink and Bone

“Snow was falling,
so much like stars
filling the dark trees
that one could easily imagine
its reason for being was nothing more
than prettiness.”
― Mary Oliver

“Once Upon a time,' the stories would begin ... no particular time, fictional time, fairy-story time. This is a doorway; if you are lucky, you go through it as a child, aurally, before you can read, and if you are very lucky, you become a free citizen of an ancient republic and can come and go as you please.”
― Sara Maitland, Gossip from the Forest: A Search for the Hidden Roots of Our Fairytales

“I'm sure you've heard people talk about their Heart's Desire—well that's a load of rot. Hearts are idiots. They're big and squishy and full of daft dreams. They flounce off to write poetry and moon at folk who aren't worth the mooning. Bones are the ones that have to make the journey, fight the monster, kneel before whomever is big on kneeling these days. Bones do the work for the heart's grand plans. Bones know what you need. Hearts only know want.”
― Catherynne Valente The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There, The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There