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“You know why you don’t understand me?” Parisa answered Reina’s thoughts, stepping closer to lower her voice. “Because you think you’ve figured me out. You think you’ve met me before, other versions of women like me, but you have no idea what I am. You think my looks are what make me? My ambitions? You can’t begin to know the sum of my parts, and you can stare all you like, but you won’t see a damn thing until I show you.”
― Olivie Blake, The Atlas Six

“You're a fire hazard, Rhodes," he said. "So stop apologizing for the damage and just let the fucker burn.”
― Olivie Blake, The Atlas Six

“— I don’t want to pretend to be anyone, not any more."
"— So who is The Black Flamingo?"
"— He is me, who I have been, who I am, who I hope to become. Someone fabulous, wild and strong. With or without a costume on.”
― Dean Atta, The Black Flamingo

“Ruin me, ruin us, and I’ll let you.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Burning God