Sophia

“You can take away my EKTORP and my MALM, but you can't take away my VITTSJÖ,' Dominic says, wrapping a protective arm around the bookshelf in his living room.”
― Rachel Lynn Solomon, The Ex Talk

“Religious fervor whipped the churches into a frenzy, and I often heard people talking in hushed whispers about the end of days when I slipped into the chapel to pray in the evening. My piety was a sporadic, haalf-feral thing, sometimes lashing out at God with teeth baed, other times nuzzling against His loving providence like a kitten, but prayer steadied me. Whether I was talking to myself or something more, it brought me peace. The world we had all known, it seemed, was drawing to a close.”
― S.T. Gibson

“I am not some genie, bound to your whim.' He pushes off the tree. 'Nor am I some petty forest spirit, content with granting favors for mortal trinkets. I am stronger than your god and older than your devil. I am the darkness between stars, and the roots beneath the earth. I am promise, and potential, and when it comes to playing games, I divine the rules, I set the pieces, and I choose when to play. And tonight, I say no.”
― V.E. Schwab, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

“You don't have to explain,' I say, though all I want is a detailed explanation with an accompanying PowerPoint presentation.”
― Rachel Lynn Solomon, The Ex Talk