Mariah Benson

“He prayed for pain and suffering and agonizing misery—because it would mean they’d survived.”
― T.J. Newman, Drowning

“And that was all life was. Shifting the balance, every day, to make room for joy and grace in whatever circumstances you’ve got before your time runs out.”
― T.J. Newman, Drowning

“A man's alter ego is nothing more than his favorite image of himself.”
― Stan Redding, Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake

“Families are messy. Immortal families are eternally messy. Sometimes the best we can do is to remind each other that we're related for better or for worse...and try to keep the maiming and killing to a minimum.”
― Rick Riordan, The Sea of Monsters