Mandi

“I won’t let you die here because you’re too ashamed to live, Mische,” he said. “You are so much more than this. And it would be a waste to throw all that magnificence away—for what? Because the sun told you to hate yourself? No. I won’t allow that.”
― Carissa Broadbent, The Songbird & the Heart of Stone

“I’ll tell you what you’ll have if you lose the sun, Mische. You’ll have a soul gentler than any vampire’s I’ve ever known. You’ll have an incredible magic and the skill to wield it better than the bastard who gave it to you. You’ll have a soft heart and a sharp wit and the wisdom to know when to use one or the other. You’ll have countless inane questions and horrible taste in food and a penchant for making lost souls love you.” I couldn’t breathe. Couldn’t speak. He leaned closer until his forehead touched mine. “And if you’ll take it, Mische Iliae, you will have me, too.”
― Carissa Broadbent, The Songbird & the Heart of Stone

“There is no light without darkness. There is no life without suffering.”
― Carissa Broadbent, The Songbird & the Heart of Stone

“I’m patient,” he murmured. “A man can’t rush worship.” And gods, that was what he was doing. Worshipping.”
― Carissa Broadbent, The Songbird & the Heart of Stone