Candice

“Little girls who hang around with vampires need to get used to dead things...In fact, little girls who hang around with vampires already are with dead things.”
― Vivian Vande Velde

“That's very kind of you," she said bitterly, for she no longer believed in kindness. "And you're willing to do this...why? Because you're fond of helping others?"

"I'm fond of revenge," the dragon answered.”
― Vivian Vande Velde, Dragon's Bait: A Gripping YA Fantasy Novel Where a Falsely Accused Teen and a Dragon Forge an Alliance for Revenge

“Don’t interrupt,’ one of the boys said. ‘He’ll lose his life.’
Seeing it was a matter of life and death, Sophie and Michael backed toward the door. But Howl, quite unperturbed at killing his nephew, strode over to the wall and pulled the boxes up by the roots.”
― Diana Wynne Jones, Howl’s Moving Castle

“She said she doesn't like your cooking. She said she'd rather eat a microwave dinner from the convenience store instead of something you cooked. Do you get it? Hm? Why are you being such a crybaby? Save the salt from your tears for seasoning.”
― Kanoko Sakurakouji