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“Have I told you how hideous you look tonight?” Cardan asks, leaning back in the elaborately carved chair, the warmth of his words turning the question into something like a compliment.
“No” I say, glad to be annoyed back into the present. “Tell me.”
"I can't.”
― Holly Black, The Cruel Prince

“She slid off the bed and shuffled toward the bathroom. “Give me fifteen minutes, and then we can go.” At his disbelieving snort, she stopped and scowled at him. “What?” “You’re really going to be ready in fifteen minutes?” “Fourteen and a half, now.” She slammed the bathroom door behind her before shouting, “And make yourself useful in the meantime and cook breakfast!”
― Katie Ruggle, Hold Your Breath

“There you are. I've been looking for you.

His first words to me— not a lie at all, not a threat to keep those faeries away.

Thank you for finding her for me.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury

“The world is alive with words”
― Amy Harmon, The Bird and the Sword