One Anjana

“Weren't we all, from girl to guard, from criminal to civilian? We wanted a glimpse at the monster inside. We thought we could catch a peek sometimes, a shiftiness in the eyes maybe. A rumble.

Each of us had our own monster, distinct ous. We were all different, one girl to the next, like snowflakes.”
― Nova Ren Suma, The Walls Around Us

“If you leave a door half open, soon you’ll hear the whispers spoken.”
― Alex North, The Whisper Man

“Why do you pretend what we do is nothing?” she asked. “Every day, all the chaos and messiness of life happens and every day we clean it all up. Without us, they would just wallow in filth and disorder and nothing of any consequence would ever get done. Who taught you to sneer at that? I’ll tell you who. Someone who took their mother for granted.”
― Grady Hendrix, The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

“His silver-blue eyes met hers expectantly and then he grinned like the devil he was. He’d known this moment was coming. “Hello, wife.”
― Stephanie Garber, Finale