inkdrinker

“You want to watch the world burn?"

"Let me guess, you'll set it on fire?" I ask.

He chuckles, the sound vibrating through me settling into my bones.

"No, darling. I'll hand you the match, and stand at your back, watching you become queen of the ashes.”
― Emily McIntire, Hooked

“You’re so drunk.”  “No. I’m buzzed.” “What’s the square root of 64?”  “Eight, fuck you very much.”  He shrugs. “Sober enough.”
― Lauren Asher, Terms and Conditions

“There comes a point in your life when you have to choose between having regrets and the possibility of making mistakes. I’d rather make those mistakes than live without ever taking a chance, because I’ve missed out on too much already. Taking chances can be like walking through a mudslide, where every inch of you gets stained, but regrets are the stagnant pools of deprivation, and I’ve been wading in them for far too long.”
― Raven Kennedy, Gleam

“There were atrocities committed on both sides. And which side is right? Which side is wrong? It depends what you believe. It depends what you’re heard and seen with your own eyes. As I said, stories change, depending on the one
speaking them. Wars are woven with lies. They’re fought with weapons and swords, but they’re started with words.”
― Bec McMaster, Promise of Darkness