Irina H.

“Ah, optimism.” Maddox shook his head. “The second leading cause of death in Between.”
― L.L. Starling, Between

“Bitch-slapped by a feisty, dessert-loving geriatric. I almost feel sorry for him.”
― L.L. Starling, Between

“You have a spy network, he consoled himself. Tomorrow, you can ask the Collection department to find out if there is a pig wandering around Otherworld in heeled boots.”
― L.L. Starling, Between

“It’s something that’s been too often neglected. It means, ‘to create ties’…”
“To create ties?”
“That’s right,” the fox said. “For me you’re only a little boy just like a hundred thousand other boys. And I have no need of you. And you have no need of me, either. For you I’m only a fox like a hundred other foxes. But if you tame me, we’ll need each other. You’ll be the only boy in the world for me. I’ll be the only fox in the world for you…”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Courrier sud