Cassandra

“Isabelle waved a hand. "No need to worry, big brother. Nothing happened. Of course," she added as Alex's shoulders relaxed, "I was totally passed-out drunk, so he could really have done whatever he wanted and I wouldn't have woken up."
"Oh, please," said Simon. "All I did was tell you the entire plot of Star Wars."
"I don't think I remember that," said Isabelle, taking a cookie from the plate on the table.
"Oh, yeah? Who was Luke Skywalker's best childhood friend?"
"Biggs Darklighter," Isabelle said immediately, and then hit the table with the flat of her hand."That is so cheating!”
― Cassandra Clare, City of Lost Souls

“At this point, caffeine wasn't for pleasure, it was sheer survival.”
― Stormy Smith, Who She Was

“In these few minutes, I was Beethoven's captive and I couldn't have been a more willing participant.”
― Stormy Smith, Who She Was

“I didn't intend to give up music. In fact I needed it. I craved it. I longed for it with such ferocity, I dreamed every night of songs I never allowed myself to play.”
― Stormy Smith, Who She Was