Melek

“Now I'm getting sad, just thinking about how it would feel to be parted from my sweet self. Lucky me: I will always have my own company.”
― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Kiss

“If I die, you'll survive. If you die, it will destroy me.”
― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Kiss

“It dropped ice to the bottom of his stomach. He thought of the ruined bodies he'd seen, including the ones he himself had ruined. He realized that he had somehow expected that he'd never have to think again about the way people damage other people.
The night of the invasion. Kestrel's back. His own. Roshar's scarred face. His own.”
― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Kiss

“I'd always assumed hair was an integral part of any hairstyle.”
― Michael McClung, The Thief Who Pulled on Trouble's Braids