Alysa

“I had come to think of him as a library book, entering my life on rented time. Something that I could enjoy for a few hours, curled up and comfortable, devouring as much of him as possible before our time was up. And because he wasn't mine, I couldn't scribble in the margins or write my name on the spine; I couldn't leave my mark on him in any discernable way.”
― Stacy Willingham, All the Dangerous Things

“We're all a broken, in our own ways - In places no one might see.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Wings and Ruin

“A life without books is a life not lived.”
― Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Vampire

“Madness is not a gift,” I said angrily.
“Nor is it a curse,” the Count returned gently, “Madness simply is.”
― S. Jae-Jones, Shadowsong