Jessi

“Please, come in.” Venus made a sweeping gesture of the kitchen. “While you’re here, would you like something to drink? Bleach? Drain cleaner?”
― Bethany Baptiste, The Poisons We Drink

“The chain had an open platinum oval pendant that was shaped like a teardrop. Dangling from the teardrop were three smaller, detachable chains of staggered lengths. At the bottom of the three chains were three different-size settings, one for each of Lily's stones. The largest setting hung lowest, the medium above that, and at the top was a tiny, pea-size setting, waiting for her shy golden stone. Lily ran the small chains through her fingers, finding the clasps that detached them from the teardrop easy to work but stable. They wouldn't come off unless she meant to remove them.”
― Josephine Angelini, Trial by Fire

“In China, superhumans gifted with beneficial powers are said to be 'kissed by Quan Yin.”
― Marion G. Harmon, The Beginning

“Love operates on a spectrum of eight kinds.”
― Bethany Baptiste, The Poisons We Drink