Christina

“Fear can’t hurt you,” she said. “When it washes over you, give it no power. It’s a snake with no venom. Remember that. That knowledge can save you.”
― Maureen Johnson, The Name of the Star

“The amount of women in London who flirt with their own husbands is perfectly scandalous. It looks so bad. It is simply washing one's clean linen in public.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest

“Oh My God," I blurted, grabbing onto Phin as we faced the open bedroom door. "It's the axe murderer."

"I doubt he would knock," she said, but she was whispering, too, and didn't move away from me.”
― Rosemary Clement-Moore, Texas Gothic

“You're not hurt, are you?"
"Only my delicate sensibilities.”
― Rosemary Clement-Moore, Texas Gothic