Alona

“We all have a Monster within; the difference is in degree, not in kind.”
― Douglas Preston, The Monster of Florence

“I've heard plenty of wacky things in my time and you just have to learn to roll with them without directly challenging the person spewing the weirdness. Challenging weirdness is a pointless and sometimes dangerous exercise.”
― Susan Ee, Angelfall

“If you don't want a man dead, don't bludgeon him over the head repeatedly.”
― Naomi Novik, Uprooted

“Manticores with love spells," Marjani said. "Well, that's awfully terrifying.”
― Cassandra Rose Clarke, The Pirate's Wish