Louise

“The center will hold.”

“How do you know?”

“Because we are the center.”
― Richelle Mead, The Fiery Heart

“What's the n-never-fail universal apology?"

"'I was badly misinformed, I deeply regret the error, go fuck yourself with this bag of money.”
― Scott Lynch, The Republic of Thieves

“Love is . . .” An old memory with Adrian came back to me, and some of the turbulent emotion I always carried within me these days welled up in my chest. It was stupid, feeling so lovesick when he’d been gone less than a day, but I couldn’t get him or the ways he described love out of my head. “. . . a flame in the dark. A breath of warmth on a winter’s night. A star that guides you home.”
― Richelle Mead, The Fiery Heart

“Don’t worry. I can teach you every word that you need to know right now. One of them is ‘fiesta.’” Ragnor scowled. “What does that mean?” Magnus raised his eyebrows. “It means ‘party.’ Another important word is ‘juerga.’” “What does that word mean?” Magnus was silent. “Magnus,” said Ragnor, his voice stern. “Does that word also mean ‘party’?” Magnus could not help the sly grin that spread across his face. “I would apologize,” he said. “Except that I feel no regret at all.”
― Cassandra Clare, What Really Happened in Peru