Johanna

“Malachi scowled. "I don't remember the Clave inviting you into the Glass City, Magnus Bane."
"They didn't," Magnus said. "Your wards are down."
"Really?" the Consul's voice dripped sarcasm. "I hadn't noticed."
Magnus looked concerned. "That's terrible. Someone should have told you." He glanced at Luke. "Tell him the wards are down.”
― Cassandra Clare, City of Glass

“You’re making us look bad. Stop it.”
― Rebecca Yarros, Fourth Wing

“The scariest moment is always just before you start.”
― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

“Just don't go running after a beautiful white horse or a pretty-faced young man and you'll be fine."
"And stay out of the water," Azriel added solemnly.
"What if the mask is in the water?" She gestured to the vast bog. They'd fly over it, they'd decided, and let her sense whatever lay here.
"Then Az and I will draw straws like the tough warriors we are and the loser goes in.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A ​Court of Silver Flames