Isabelle Wise

“As he approached, she took a moment to appreciate their similarities. I am odd, Dora thought. And Albert is odd. And everyone is aware, on some level. The thought made her feel as though they were secret comrades, just waiting to exchange information about the doings of all those other, more normal partygoers.”
― Olivia Atwater, Half a Soul

“it’s a delicious defiance to be warm when the world is cold.”
― Alix E. Harrow, Starling House