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“De León. Ye live.’ “‘Sadly.’ “‘How?’ he hissed. “‘God didn’t want me. And the devil was afraid to open the door.”
― Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Vampire

“Colton raises a finger, then slowly leans forward and bangs his forehead on the table, rattling their glasses.”
― Jeff Zentner, Colton Gentry's Third Act: A Novel

“Oh? So you would like to be the count Blackwater, would you?” “It might have been nice,” Hadrian said, sitting up straighter in his saddle. “And you could be the infamous marquis Melborn.” “Why infamous?” “Would you prefer notorious? Nefarious, perhaps?” “What’s wrong with beloved?” Neither could hold a straight face at the thought.”
― Michael J. Sullivan, Theft of Swords

“his face was the red of a boiled crab shell.”
― Makiia Lucier, Dragonfruit