Alexandra

“The nicest people can look like beasts, and the evilest of people sometimes have the faces of angels. Never rely on outward appearances.”
― Oliver Pötzsch, The Werewolf of Bamberg

“The ocean was magical to her, its depths and mysteries were boundless, its call irresistible.”
― Jeff Mariotte, Summer

“The world is so beautiful, he thought. Why are the people in it so cruel?”
― Oliver Pötzsch, The Poisoned Pilgrim

“When you love someone, they become a part of who you are. They're in everything you do. They're in the air you breathe and the water you drink and the blood in your veins. Their touch stays on your skin and their voice stays in your ears and their thoughts stay in your mind. You know their dreams because their nightmares pierce your heart and their good dreams are your dreams too. And you don't think they're perfect, but you know their flaws, the deep-down truth of them, and the shadows of all their secrets, and they don't frighten you away; in fact you love them more for it, because you don't want perfect. You want them. You want—"

He broke off then, as if realizing everyone was looking at him again.

"You want what?" said Dru with enormous eyes.

"Nothing," Julian said. "I'm just talking.”
― Cassandra Clare, Lady Midnight