Esther

“She talked like a woman who knew more books than people.”
― Melissa Albert, The Hazel Wood

“Don’t call her Sunshine,” he commanded. “Why not?” If Carrion’s plan was to poke the bear, then he sure as hell knew how to go about it. But Kingfisher didn’t respond to the taunting note in his question. He just cocked his head a little, nostrils flaring, and spoke in a low rumble. “Because she is moonlight. The mist that shrouds the mountains. The bite of electricity in the air before a storm. The smoke that rolls across a battlefield before the killing starts. You have no idea what she is. What she could be. You should call her Majesty.”
― Callie Hart, Quicksilver

“I'll see you in the next life, Bonded. Maybe I can love you right there.”
― J. Bree, Forced Bonds

“Because when I kiss you, it feels like we are lost souls meant to find each other. When I kiss you, it feels like home, that everything is all right, exactly as it was meant to be.”
― Angela J. Ford, Bound by Stardust