Candice

“You threw him into space?” “Yup.” “And he didn’t die?” “We only threw him out a little bit.” Marce”
― John Scalzi, The Collapsing Empire

“Cain glared at the spot his bullet could take to blow both their heads off. He opened and closed his hand, tempted. So very tempted.”
― Tricia Skinner, Angel Kin

“Love isn't what you expect it to be. You imagine being drunk on happiness, but the truth is, you worry all the time. Is she ill? Hurt? Might she meet someone else? There's a moment when you realize that you've gotten everything you wished for. And right on its heels is the understanding that this means you have so much more to lose.”
― Jodi Picoult, Off the Page

“One of the boringly human pair of boys, the obvious leader, was tall and broad-shouldered, with golden hair, as if Nature has said, 'No worries, buddy, I gotcha, no nasty tiring thinking will ever be necessary, also have a crown.”
― Sarah Rees Brennan, In Other Lands