Holly

“I’d rather carry on a conversation with myself than crawl the trenches of awkward nothingness.”
― Emery Lord, When We Collided

“I'm afraid I've done nothing at all to advance the plot."
"You chose to come away with me," Ned reminded her.
"So this is merely romance," she frowned disapprovingly. "I was hoping for an epic adventure, or a gothic mystery at the very least."
Ned laughed. "Darling, don't worry, the story has just begun.”
― India Holton, The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels

“I don’t entirely understand how anyone gets a boyfriend. Or a girlfriend. It just seems like the most impossible odds. You have to have a crush on the exact right person at the exact right moment. And they have to like you back. A perfect alignment of feelings and circumstances. It’s almost unfathomable that it happens as often as it does.”
― Becky Albertalli, The Upside of Unrequited

“Two dozen armed soldiers stood at the threshold.

"Good morning," said the man in front. "Could we interest you in an unconditional surrender?"

"By all means," Cecelia replied. "I do not know who you are, but I am most happy to accept your surrender.”
― India Holton, The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels