Delphine

“She inspected him lying on the deck, and he raised a fist in a gesture of solidarity.
“Radiant the Lopen,” Rysn said, “. . . um, what do you call a Thaylen who can’t walk?”
“Not sure, gancha.”
“Names. From afar.”
He grinned widely.
“Of course,” Rysn added. “I’d never stand for that sort of thing.”
The Lopen about died from laughing. He called to his cousin again, translating the jokes. This time Huio chuckled.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Dawnshard

“He will not kill me. He does not get to make me a statistic.”
― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow

“Stories were immutable. And what was a library but a house full of stories?”
― Leigh Bardugo, Hell Bent

“His monstrous queen. His gentle ruler.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Hell Bent