Emelin

“At the mention of another member of her species, Tabitha strutted into the house through the cat door. With a look of complete devotion, she dropped a tiny, dead field mouse at Matthew’s feet. “Merci, ma petite,” Matthew said gravely. “Unfortunately, I am not hungry at present.” Tabitha yowled in frustration and hauled her offering off to the corner, where she punished it by batting it between her paws for failing to please Matthew.”
― Deborah Harkness, A Discovery of Witches

“What's that saying? Behind every gorgeous woman, there's a man sick of screwing her? Well, it works both ways. No one mentions that part.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

“Time is the coin of your life. You spend it. Do not allow others to spend it for you.”
― Carl Sandburg

“Taking responsibility does not mean the same thing as taking total control.”
― Marlene Winell, Leaving the Fold: A Guide for Former Fundamentalists and Others Leaving Their Religion