Alexei

“That's what I like best about Eyrewood—everyone there says what they mean and means what they say. No games. No complications. No weird tones that make my gut twist. The world is full of enough scary things, Neal says. It's a waste of time being afraid of your friends.”
― Esme Symes-Smith, Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston

“Don't feel bad, I'm usually about to die.”
― Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

“A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.”
― Douglas Adams, Mostly Harmless

“You have some queer friends, Dorothy,' she said.

The queerness doesn't matter, so long as they're friends,' was the answer”
― L. Frank Baum, The Road to Oz