Misty Freeman

“I didn’t know how long my sisters and I lay there together, just like we had once shared that carved bed in that dilapidated cottage. Then—back then, we had kicked and twisted and fought for any bit of space, any breathing room. But that morning, as the sun rose over the world, we held tight. And did not let go.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Wings and Ruin

“And Manon understood in that moment that there were forces greater than obedience, and discipline, and brutality. Understood that she had not been born soulless; she had not been born without a heart.
For there were both, begging her not to swing that blade.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Empire of Storms

“Lorcan's onyx eyes were unreadable as he scanned her face. And then he said quietly, "I wanted to go to Perranth with you."

Lorcan dropped the shield.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Empire of Storms

“it is the family you make, not the one you are born into, that matters.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Wings and Ruin