Kat

“Tolliver doesn’t look at her. He keeps his eyes on Tom. Izzy isn’t surprised; when she works with a male partner, male subjects usually discount her. Women do, too.”
― Stephen King, Never Flinch

“If you’re hurt, you’re hurt. It doesn’t matter if anyone else thinks you don’t have a good enough reason. Pain doesn’t require approval.”
― Sarah Beth Durst, The Enchanted Greenhouse

“I think the religions of the world are responsible for a shitpot of trouble.”
― Stephen King, Never Flinch

“Terlu flipped to the end to find a brief note about the authors: Kiela and Caz were the co-owners of a jam shop on the island of Caltrey. Kiela was formerly a librarian at the Great Library of Alyssium, where Caz, a sentient talking spider plant, had been her librarian assistant. She thanked her husband, Larran, as well as a list of friends. Caz thanked his partner, Meep.
Yarrow wrapped his arm around her shoulders.
She realized she was crying.
"He's okay," Terlu said. "I did the right thing.”
― Sarah Beth Durst, The Enchanted Greenhouse