Hannah K.

“His preeminence in all three fields was not so much a matter of choice as it was the need to release his volcanic and convulsive emotions in whatever channel the mind dictated.”
― Francis Henry Taylor, Fifty Cenjuries of Art

“I wish Jess had that sword. I wish I had one of my own. Nor and Rayani, too. That swords were something granted to us at a certain age, like tampons and puberty, and we were taught to use them, responsibly and with honor, that chivalry was an actual thing, not in the damsels in distress sense, but in the sense that we look out for one another and sometimes you might need my sword and sometimes I might need your sword, but we're never standing alone in the middle of a battlefield, defenseless.”
― Joy McCullough, We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire

“You're strong, but you're afraid of anyone seeing it, so you hunch and try to make yourself smaller. You're only at ease when you think no one is watching, But then..." She reached out and tapped Hanne's thigh. "Then you're glorious.”
― Leigh Bardugo, King of Scars

“It was his particular contribution to the evolution of art to be able to convey the torture of the soul through the muscular distortion of the body.”
― Francis Henry Taylor, Fifty Centuries of Art