Nadia

“Always fuck with people's expectations, sunshine. It's good for their circulation.”
― Tana French, The Secret Place

“Approval warmed his eyes. "This is what submission is, Rona," he said as he clipped her cuff to the overhead chain. "I can overpower you easily enough, but that's abuse. In domination, the only power I wield is what you freely give me.”
― Cherise Sinclair, Simon Says: Mine

“Everyone knows a wife and kids tie you down. What people miss sometimes is that mates, the proper kind, they do the same just as hard. Mates mean you've settled, made your bargain: this, wherever you are together, this is as far as you're going, ever. This is your stop; this is where you get off.”
― Tana French, The Secret Place

“Don’t put your trust in revolutions. They always come around again. That’s why they’re called revolutions. People die, and nothing changes.”
― Terry Pratchett, Night Watch