Alyssa

“She paints her face to hide her face. Her eyes are deep water. It is not for Geisha to want. It is not for geisha to feel. Geisha is an artist of the floating world. She dances, she sings. She entertains you, whatever you want. The rest is shadows, the rest is secret.”
― Arthur Golden, Memoirs of a Geisha

“A man who lifts his chin in pride will fail to see the chasm at his feet.”
― Alison Goodman, Eona: The Last Dragoneye

“Don't deceive me. Never leave me.”
― Patrick Ness, The Knife of Never Letting Go

“I wanted so badly for there to be more. I ached for there to be more than my crappy little life.' He shakes his head. 'And there was more. I just couldn't see it.”
― Patrick Ness, More Than This