Irina H.

“Are you kidding?” Lyla turned toward Sasha, her expression stunned. “Ever since you got here, you’ve been drugged, sleep-deprived, bullied by Hill-Men, attacked by demons, poked by small children, practically kidnapped, and now forced into marriage by a sentient landmass! If it all weren’t so unbelievable, I’d advise you to sue the village for grievous mental and bodily harm.”
― 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 is my task to ensure that she is safe to pursue her choice, not to remove all choice from her entirely.”
― 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