Alison Beechner

“Maybe some people are just meant to be in the same story.”
― Jandy Nelson, I'll Give You the Sun

“How many throwing knives do you have on your body right now?” I asked her. She shrugged. “Two. Why?” “Give them to me.” She huffed as she handed them to me. “I’m not going to use them on anyone in our party,” she said dully. “Promise me,” I said. “I promise,” she grumbled. Satisfied, I started for Dominik. “Wait,” Jalene called. “What?” I asked. “What if he’s suddenly possessed by a demon, and the only way to save him is a mercy killing, and I’m the only one of us with a throwing knife that—” “Even then,” I broke in. “What if we’re attacked by zombies and—” “No stabbing Kent. Ever.”
― Heather Hildenbrand, The Girl Who Ruled The Stars

“Sleep seems to be a friend who I’ve disappointed and no longer wants to come around.”
― Candace Knoebel, Everlasting

“Jack didn’t fully get Jesus. Audrey tried to explain it, and he could repeat it back to her, word for word, but he still didn’t comprehend most of it. The best he could gather was that Jesus lived long ago, told people to be nice, and they killed him for it. At the end, he asked who was Jesus’ necromancer and if he was in the Bible, then Kaldar couldn’t stop laughing and had to sit down.”
― Ilona Andrews, Fate's Edge