Monika Janas

“I wish it didn’t have to hurt you,” she says.
“Do you?”
“Of course. Believe me, Cassio. I never wanted to be this tragic.”
― Kendare Blake, Anna Dressed in Blood

“You know what you are, don’t you?” she asks. “You’re my salvation. My way to atone. To pay for everything I’ve done."
“Anna,” I say. “Don’t ask me to do this.”
― Kendare Blake, Anna Dressed in Blood

“Land of the Dead? Is that what you dream about?” she asks. “Boy who kills ghosts for a living?”
“No. I dream about penguins doing bridge construction. Don’t ask why.”
― Kendare Blake, Anna Dressed in Blood

“I come in all big and bad, and you use me for a game of handball.” I grin. “Makes a guy feel damn manly. She grins back. “It made me feel pretty manly.”
― Kendare Blake, Anna Dressed in Blood