Rainstormdragon

“Remember, son,” Mother-of-Glory says, compensating with pomposity for her deficits of piety or affection. “The only way to change the world is through intentional, directed violence.”
― Vajra Chandrasekera, The Saint of Bright Doors

“Alcohol is a crutch.” “Useful things, crutches,” drawled the Cobra. “Ever see anyone using a crutch they didn’t need?”
― Sarah Rees Brennan, Long Live Evil

“sometimes it didn’t matter if you broke. You kept going. You weren’t given a choice.”
― T. Kingfisher, A Sorceress Comes to Call

“Its ribs were bloody bandages, and its teeth protruded through its own skull, tangled about its face like a nest. It was red, and it had a single eye of green that moved all about the body … Look,” he said, coming back to himself, perhaps seeing something in your and Ianthe’s expressions. “They’re not great, is what we are saying.”
― Tamsyn Muir