Sabrina Bates

“Except that death collected everyone. Death is like that. Relentlessly efficient.”
― Jonathan Maberry, Flesh & Bone

“You always wear that necklace," he said. "Is it another gift?" Though she wore gloves, he glanced at her hand - where the amethyst ring always sat - and the spark died from his eyes.
"No." She covered the amulet with her hand. "I found it in my jewellery box and liked the look of it, you insufferably territorial man.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Throne of Glass

“We let fear rule us and guide us, and that's never the way to win. Never. A long time ago a great man once said that "we have nothing to fear but fear itself." That was never truer than during First Night. It was fear that caused people to panic and abandon defenses. It was fear that made them squabble instead of working together. It was fear that inspired them to take actions they would never have taken if they'd given it a minute's more cool thought.”
― Jonathan Maberry, Rot & Ruin

“It was harder to let yourself sink if someone else needed you to be their rock.”
― Jonathan Maberry, Flesh & Bone