Христина Михайлова

“He shook with another sob, sinking to one knee and realizing that the survival of that one ship – one girl, really – had been for a moment more important than the war itself, or a city’s millions. Then the wind shifted, and Alek breathed in the burnt-meat smells that filled the room behind him.
Important enough for him to kill a man, it seemed.”
― Scott Westerfeld, Goliath

“Deryn was quite astounding, really, and entirely worth throwing away an empire for.”
― Scott Westerfeld, The Leviathan Trilogy

“But I’ll do anything in my power to stop them from taking you away.”
She took a shuddering breath, then let her eyes fall closed. “Promise?”
“Anything. As you said in Tokyo, we’re meant to be together.”
― Scott Westerfeld, Goliath

“I would have killed him to save the Leviathan. To save you.” He put his hands on her shoulders. “It was the only thing in my mind, when it came time to choose – that I couldn’t lose you. That’s when I knew.”
― Scott Westerfeld, Goliath