Alex Chea

“A heart of stone can still be broken.”
― Holly Black, How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories

“You don’t think monster girls and wicked boys deserve love?”
― Holly Black, How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories

“Some might think of him as a strong draught, burning the back of one’s throat, but invigorating all the same. You might beg to differ. So long as you’re begging, he doesn’t mind a bit.”
― Holly Black, How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories

“Nettles glared at Red. "Why did you let her in?"
"I didn't," he said wearily.
"She has a key?"
"Worse, I taught her how to pick locks."
"Why in the hells did you do that?"
"I don't know. She'd been bugging me nonstop about something."
"I wanted him to show me how to throw a knife properly," said Little Bee.
"There, see?" said Red. "Lock picking doesn't sound so bad as an alternative, does it?”
― Jon Skovron, Hope and Red