Elenariel

“You didn't tell me you were the Consort," I growled. "I haven't been the Consort for 9 years."
"I didn't think you were a shapeshifter, but now I see it, " Thomas said. "You sound like one."
Behind me Andre made a strangled noise that sounded a lot like an aborted snicker.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Tides

“[T]he sea itself was still and very calm, while the setting sun dappled the water with copper and crimson.”
― Daphne du Maurier, Frenchman's Creek

“May you never be the reason why someone who loved to sing, doesn’t anymore.
Or why someone who dressed so uniquely, now wears plain clothing.
Or why someone who always spoke so excitedly about their dreams, is now silent about them.
May you never be the reason someone gave up on a part of themselves because you were demotivating, non-appreciative, hypercritical, or even worse—sarcastic about it.”
― Sharouk Mustafa Ibrahim

“Did you blow up a kraken?"
"Maybe."
He laughed into the phone.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Tides