Gabi

“Yes,” Curran said. “Black?” “No, put cream in it.” “Good man. Only two kinds of people drink their coffee black: cops and serial killers. Sit, sit.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Binds

“No, it’s human,” Curran said. “That’s the problem. People, especially unhappy people, want a cause. They want something to belong to, to be a part of something great and bigger, and to be led. It’s easy to be a cog in a machine: you don’t have to think, you have no responsibility. You’re just following orders. Doing as you’re told.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Slays

“I didn’t realize it was possible to be strong and yielding at the same time.”
― Brigid Kemmerer, A Curse So Dark and Lonely