Alicae

“High, low, overhand, he rained down steel upon her. Left, right, backslash, swinging so hard that sparks flew when the swords came together, upswing, sideslash, overhand, always attacking, moving into her, step and slide, strike and step, step and strike, hacking, slashing, faster, faster, faster . . .until, breathless, he stepped back and let the point of the sword fall to the ground, giving her a moment of respite. “Not half bad,” he acknowledged. “For a wench.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords

“Love, therefore, and tongue-tied simplicity In least speak most, to my capacity.”
― William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream

“Dalla mia coscienza alle tue labbra c'è un oceano insormontabile.”
― Audur Ava Olafsdottir, Miss Islande

“There’s an inherent pleasure in being unseen.”
― Emily St. John Mandel, The Glass Hotel