Three Kobolds

“Too much hate will burn a man to cinders, Chevalier.
Oui. But at least he'll die warm”
― Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Vampire

“Sometimes I feel like I’ve been building you a House out of my own bones. And still, you look at me with so much contempt and mistrust. You complain because there are gaps in the roof of my ribs, and you ask me to give more of myself to fill them. You want my hips to be the bowl you drink from. My shoulders, your bed. My arms, your walls. My legs, the very ground you stand on. You want your fill of my blood whenever you crave it. What more do you want from me?”
― Alexis Henderson, House of Hunger

“But sometimes his face would change, as if sorrow touched his shoulder, saying, “Had you forgotten me?”
― Mary Renault, The Persian Boy

“I would take your heart between my ribs and guard it like my own. Is there any way I can make you believe it?”
― Freya Marske, A Power Unbound