Lexi

“While I saw the destruction of the tree as nature’s beauty, Victor saw power—power to light up the night and banish darkness, power to end a centuries-old life in a single strike—that he cannot control or access. And nothing bothers Victor more than something he cannot control.”
― Kiersten White, The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein

“Lightning clawed across the sky, tracing veins through the clouds and marking the pulse of the universe itself.”
― Kiersten White, The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein

“Are you happy here?" I said at last.
He considered this for a moment. "Not particularly," he said. "But you're not very happy where you are, either.”
― Donna Tartt, The Secret History

“Beauty is terror. Whatever we call beautiful, we quiver before it.”
― Donna Tartt, The Secret History