Alyssa Carlier

“With the infinite patience of one who has learned to live broken, he awaited her return.”
― Laini Taylor, Daughter of Smoke & Bone

“Sure I do,” countered Lila cheerfully. “There’s Dull London, Kell London, Creepy London, and Dead London,” she recited, ticking them off on her fingers. “See? I’m a fast learner.”
― V.E. Schwab, A Darker Shade of Magic

“I apologize for shooting you in the leg," said Lila. "I was entirely myself.”
― V.E. Schwab, A Darker Shade of Magic

“I rose too high, loved too hard, dared too much. I tried to grasp a star, overreached, and fell.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons