Magic

“He is half of my soul, as the poets say.”
― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles

“Rosalind,” I say”
― Gigi Styx, Breaking Rosalind

“I lifted my chin, and the air became thick between us. “One day, Professor, I'm going to be strong enough to fight you off.” He took a measured breath and I felt like he was sucking something vital out of my body that I wasn’t sure I’d ever get back. “I know,” he said, his eyes glittering. “But until that day, you're mine, Blue.”
― Caroline Peckham, The Awakening

“I’ve lived through some injustices in the last couple of centuries. Seen some fucking travesties. But one of the biggest, Oraya, is that anyone taught you that you should become anything other than exactly what you are.”
― Carissa Broadbent, The Serpent and the Wings of Night