Lucia Bileková

“Not to mention, you were abducted by rebels, you’re living at the palace, and the crown prince looks at you like he would burn the world to keep you safe. But sure, you’re just a normal, everyday kind of girl.”
― Lynette Noni, The Gilded Cage

“Maybe in the end, that’s what love was. Forgiveness. Undeniable, unsolicited, and at times unrequited.”
― Santana Knox, Heartless Heathens

“But never forget that every scar is beautiful. And you should never, ever, be ashamed of them.”
― Lynette Noni, The Gilded Cage

“All her life, she wanted a house and a garden and a room of her own. But tucked inside that want was something else: a family. Parents who smothered her with love. Siblings who teased because they cared. Grandparents, aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews—in her mind a family was a sprawling thing, an orchard full of roots and branches.”
― V.E. Schwab, Gallant