Claire

“And all at once, they fit together. A harmony in easy tempos, matching phrases, and answering each other’s questions.”
― Julie Soto

“Tell your heart to stop pumping so fast."
"I can't," he replied weakly. "It swoons when you're around.”
― Chloe Gong, Foul Heart Huntsman

“No, Celia, tell the truth.” His grip tightened on her. One hand rose, sinking into her loose hair. “You spoke correctly the first time. You’re afraid. I tell you over and over again that I want you, but you generate excuses for me. I tell you that I refuse to worship my father’s image of respectability, but you make it a matter of safety. I will love you if I please. I will make you my altar, I’ll put you above everything else in this world, I’ll revel in every morsel you are made of. It’s simple—just tell me you don’t feel the same, and I’ll let you go. But I won’t accept anything else. I won’t accept your refusal on the make-believe grounds of our work.”
― Chloe Gong, Foul Heart Huntsman

“I wanted her. With every fiber of my being. But I didn’t deserve her. How could I ever deserve someone as perfect, as untouched by hatred and destruction?”
― Jennifer Chipman, Spookily Yours