Lena

“A monster stands on the far shore of a glowing lake, waiting for the barge bearing his bride to return. He had stood in this very spot before, when he was a man and a king, when he played on his violin the image of a young woman through her music—her thoughts, her passions, her dreams. He had stood in this spot several times before that, greeting each bride as she made that last journey from life to death, but he never played his violin for them.”
― S. Jae-Jones, Shadowsong

“History is a myth shaped by the tongues of conquerors.”
― Roshani Chokshi, The Gilded Wolves

“Feminism now means you don't always do the dishes, or that you look down your nose at women's magazines, rather than meaning you fight capitalist systems that enable continued attacks on the poorest and most vulnerable.”
― Dawn Foster, Lean Out

“I wasn't kind, Jude. Not to many people. Not to you. I wasn't sure if I wanted you or if I wanted you gone from my sight so that I would stop feeling as I did, which made me even more unkind. But when you were gone—truly gone beneath the waves—I hated myself as I never have before.”
― Holly Black, The Wicked King