Mariam

“Do you know where to find a party or something?”
“I’m Adrian Ivashkov,” I declared. “The parties find me.”
― Richelle Mead, Silver Shadows

“He is really cute,” I admitted, curious as to how many girls like me this guy had met.
He shook his head in amusement as he worked on his painting. “Of course. I guess he’d have to be for you to risk so much, huh? Alchemists never fall for the Moroi who aren’t cute and brooding.”
“I never said he was brooding.”
“He’s a ‘really cute’ vampire who paints. Are you saying he doesn’t brood?”
I felt my cheeks flush a little. “He broods a little. Okay … a lot.”
― Richelle Mead, Silver Shadows

“I am a great believer that anything not expressly forbidden is explicitly allowed.”
― Garth Nix, Clariel

“I know what love is, Mom. I’ve had love that burns in every fiber of my being, that drives me to be a better person and empowers me through each moment of the day. If you’d ever had something like that, you’d hold on to it with every bit of strength you had.”
― Richelle Mead, Silver Shadows