Marcia Wilson

“Cassian grunted in pain, but lifted his bloodied hands—to cup her face. “I have no regrets in my life, but this.” His voice shook with every word. “That we did not have time. That I did not have time with you, Nesta.” She didn’t stop him as he leaned up and kissed her—lightly. As much as he could manage. Cassian said softly, brushing away the tear that streaked down her face, “I will find you again in the next world—the next life. And we will have that time. I promise.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Wings and Ruin

“It doesn’t matter what you were. It matters what you are now.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Binds

“If I had to describe myself in one image, it would be a cup of coffee holding an old book. I inhale the glorious smells of pages crinkled with time and rich coffee as some inner piece of me clicks into place.”
― Molly E. Lee, Ember of Night

“There is no such thing as privacy between a deity and his worshipper. There are no secrets, no glossed-over failures. Only promises kept and abandoned, sins committed and imagined, and raw emotion. Love, fear, reverence. How many of us are ready to have our lives judged? What would happen if we were found wanting?”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Burns