Charlene

“All that stands between a hero and villainy is proper motivation, "he says. "Love provokes the hero as violently as it does the villain, and it's merely who tells the story that determines which is which.”
― Shannon J. Spann, A Stage Set for Villains

“My life, my heart, my blood—they’re already yours. Heaven knows I have nothing left to give you that isn’t already in pieces.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Every Spiral of Fate

“I'd know you with any face and by any name, Riven. His golden eyes meet mine, and his words wrap around me like a familiar blanket. "Any voice no matter how cutting. Through any gaze no matter how loathing. I would know your touch through a closed curtain and the sound of your step when the last spotlight has gone out. I have known you at the beginning of each performance, and I will bow with you at the brink of every finale.”
― Shannon J. Spann, A Stage Set for Villains

“Love provokes the hero as violently as it does the villain, and it's merely who tells the story that determines which is which.”
― Shannon J. Spann, A Stage Set for Villains