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“There are wolves in the night. The soldiers would say that, when I was a girl. My uncles and brothers in war. My friends. Raising me on the battlefield because there was no where else to go. There are wolves, they would say. And there are stories about wolves and girls. Girls in red. All alone in the woods. About to get eaten up. Wolves and girls. Both have sharp teeth.”
― Marjorie M. Liu, Black Widow, Vol. 1: The Name of the Rose

“Food is the thing that unites us all, that brings us back together. Food is the thing we can provide when there is nothing else we can do. That’s why we serve it at funerals. To remind us that Life always goes on.”
― Joanne Harris, The Strawberry Thief

“... and if i must show you a wonder ... then a wonder you shall have ...”
― Marguerite Bennett, DC Bombshells: The Deluxe Edition Book Two

“You were such a sweet child, when I first met you by this very tree,” remarked the Bear. “What happened?” His voice was mocking, but she could feel the tension in him when she began to undo the golden clasps.
“What happened? Love, betrayal, and time,” said Vasya. “What happens to anyone who grows to understand you, Medved? Living happens.”
― Katherine Arden, The Winter of the Witch