Booknut 101

“Some people are born to fandom, others have fandom thrust upon them.”
― Nenia Campbell, Nostalgia Trip

“To stand on stage means to have arrogance. Faith! You must believe in it."
"In what?"
"In the audience. If you succeed, they will love you like never before. If you fail, the audience will hate you at first. But," he lifted his index finger, "they will still love you because you had the courage to sacrifice yourself for art. Respect, you see. If you play from fear," he shrugged, "you have lost them before you have even begun.”
― Emma Raveling, Breaking Measures

“We all must wake up from dreams”
― E.J. Mellow, The Divide

“I swear you don't know how to have any fun at all," I teased.
"This is not exactly my idea of it," he said wryly.

I gestured toward the ballroom. "But you're royal. It's your kind of party. You should be relaxed, letting everyone suck up to you."

He laughed and my chest tightened. God, I loved that sound.

"Kendra, not everything about being royal is enjoyable."
"So what would you consider fun?" I asked, curious.

Tristan was obviously well-liked and respected. But I'd never seen him when he wasn't in either instructor, gardinel, or prince mode. I got the feeling he wasn't very social and spent a lot of time alone.

His eyes turned thoughtful. "Relaxing in a quiet room with a nice glass of scotch, listening to Bach."
I rolled my eyes. "Are you serious, grandpa?"

He hid a smile.”
― Emma Raveling, Whirl