Alissa Nikitenko

“Put a stop to this right now, Violet.” “She was with them in my room,” I say simply. Shouting won’t convince him. Nothing will. “That’s impossible.” He lifts his hands, as though ready to cup my face. “Let me see.” The shock of what he intends to do has me stumbling backward. How have I forgotten that his signet allows him to see others’ memories? But if I let him see my memory of Amber’s participation, it will also show him that I stopped time, and I can’t let that happen. I shake my head and take another step back. “Give me the memory,” he orders.”
― Rebecca Yarros, Fourth Wing

“Who calls a baby Stanley, or even Stan? Stanley and Stan are man names. Nobody should have that name under the age of thirty-five.”
― Emily Giffin, Something Borrowed