Julia

“Not everything about the Wind was bad. Sometimes it blew through the little voids and crevices of the Statues and caused them to sing and whistle in surprising ways; I had never known the Statues to have voices before and it made me laugh for sheer delight.”
― Susanna Clarke, Piranesi

“You threw me to the crows, but it turns out I prefer them to you.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

“had a long drink of water. It was delicious and refreshing (it had been a cloud only hours before).”
― Susanna Clarke, Piranesi

“I thought: I cannot bear this world a moment longer. Then, child, make another.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe