Mills

“You are my temple,” I murmur as I kneel beside her. “You are my priest. You are my prayer. You are my release.”
― Sabaa Tahir, A Torch Against the Night

“Being a woman had closed many doors to Hazel Sinnett, but it had also revealed to her a valuable tool in her arsenal: women were almost entirely overlooked as people, which gave her the power of invisibility. People saw women, they saw the dresses women wore on public walks through the park, and the gloved hands they rested on their suitors’ elbows at the theater, but women were never threats.”
― Dana Schwartz, Anatomy: A Love Story

“You’re an absolutely stunning, murderous little creature.” Pausing, he glanced down. “Nice weapon. Bloodstone and wolven bone. Very interesting…” His gaze flicked up. “Princess.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash

“I am good at broadcasting disinterest and unavailability. Very, very good. And yet, here I am. On a New York bench. Clutching a croissant. Holding my breath and . . . hoping?”
― Ali Hazelwood, Stuck with You