Emily ˏˋ°•*⁀➷

“It nearly killed me. It trapped me like a bird in a cage.'

Elain said, 'Then I will find it. I might require some time to reacquaint myself with my powers, but I could start today.'

'Absolutely not,' Nesta spat, fingers curling at her sides. 'Absolutely not.'

'Why?' Elain demanded. 'Shall I tend to my little garden forever?' When Nesta flinched, Elain said, 'You can't have it both ways. You cannot resent my decision to lead a small, quiet life while also refusing to let me do anything greater.'

'Then go off on adventures,' Nesta said. 'Go drink and fuck strangers. But stay away from the Cauldron.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A ​Court of Silver Flames

“He was terrified she'd go and do something brutal, like smile at him.”
― Tahereh Mafi, All This Twisted Glory

“She didn't know how to describe this feeling, this breathless languor. No one had ever looked at her the way he did, as if the sight of her might be fatal. Her lips had parted under the weight of his silent want, her mouth growing heavy with the sound of his name and a desperate, foolish impulse to whisper the word against his skin.”
― Tahereh Mafi, All This Twisted Glory