precious

“Cock is just another word for 'fool.' But you call someone a cunt, well..." The girl smiled. "You're implying a sense of malice there. An intent. Malevolent and self-aware. Don't think I name Consul Scaeva a cunt to gift him insult. Cunts have brains, Don Tric. Cunts have teeth. Someone calls you a cunt, you take it as a compliment. As a sign that folks believe you're not to be lightly fucked with.”
― Jay Kristoff, Nevernight

“Promises, eh? You make so many, but how many of them can you keep?”
― S. Jae-Jones, Wintersong

“Isn’t’ it better to give up a fraction of your freedom to gain tenfold in happiness, even for a short time?”
― Julie C. Dao, Forest of a Thousand Lanterns

“Master Isao taught kindness and patience in all things, especially when one was injured,” I went on. “He said that caring for the spirit was just as important as caring for the body.” Looking into Tatsumi’s blank, emotionless face, I had a sudden, heartbreaking insight. “No one has ever showed you any kindness before, have they?”
― Julie Kagawa, Shadow of the Fox