Anastaciya

“She is dead. Almost certainly dead. Nearly conclusively dead. She is, at the very least, not answering her telephone.”
― Catherynne M. Valente, Radiance

“We were born to imagine.”
― Jessie Burton, The Miniaturist

“- …Marin sits indoors and has ideas, but does not understand the nuances involved in actual trade. I've been doing this for twenty years! For too long - he sighs. - One must tread carefully, and yet she crashes like an elephant.

- I see – Nella says, though she has no idea what an elephant is. It sounds like an elegant flower, but Johannes didn’t seem to be paying his sister a compliment.”
― Jessie Burton, The Miniaturist

“We put the labels we choose on things [...], and for our own purposes. That is the long and the short of it.”
― Andrew Taylor, The Anatomy of Ghosts