Shifa

“I’m Apollo,” I continued. “And this is Meg. I believe we’re expected? As in…hard deadline at sunset or the city burns?” The guard took a deep breath, as if it pained him to move. Keeping one finger in his novel, he picked up a pen and slapped it on the counter next to the sign-in book. “Names. IDs.” “You need our IDs to take us prisoner?” I asked.”
― Rick Riordan, The Tower of Nero

“When's the last time you took a risk? I'm talking IRL, not in your reading material.”
― Amanda Sellet, By the Book

“Your life," she corrected. "It's the nature of existence. To err is human. We screw up, and then screw up some more.”
― Amanda Sellet, By the Book

“carry yourself with the confidence of a mediocre white man”
― Ali Hazelwood, The Love Hypothesis