Kelsey

“Evolution forged the entirety of sentient life on this planet using only one tool, the mistake.”
― Anthony Hopkins

“Inej: *Walking onto an ice skating rink and spotting the skates* Oh... by the Saints.

Kaz: What?

Inej: *Getting excited* By the Saints. These are KNIFE SHOES!

Kaz: Y E S”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“He felt a twinge in his chest, and with a disturbing jolt, he realised it was panic. She'd been the one to wake him from his stupor in the cart. Her voice had brought him back from the dark;it had been the tether he gripped and used to drag himself back to some semblance of sanity”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“Cautiously, she let her knuckles brush against his, a slight weight, a bird's feather. He stiffened, but he didn't pull away.

"I'm not ready to give up on this city, Kaz. I think it's worth saving." I think you're worth saving.

Once they stood on the deck of a ship and she'd waited just like this. He had no spoken then and he did not speak now. Inej felt him slipping away, dragging under, caught in an undertow that would take him farther and farther from shore. She understood suffering and she knew it was a place she could not follow, not unless she wanted to drown, too.

Back on Black Veil, he'd told her that they would fight their way out. Knives drawn, guns blazing. Because that's what we do. She would fight for him, but she could not heal him. She would not waste her life trying.

She felt his knuckles slide against hers. Then his hand was in her hand, his palm was pressed against her own. A tremor moved through him. Slowly, he let their fingers entwine.

For a long while, they stood there, hands clasped, looking out at the gray expanse of sea.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Crooked Kingdom