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“My sister's eyes were so black, they looked like polished river stones. She was fourteen then, and already the most beautiful creature I could imagine. I wanted to peel the skin from her body and wear it draped over mine.”
― Krystal Sutherland, House of Hollow

“I had witnessed the repercussions of being beautiful, of being pretty, of being cute, of being sexy, and of attracting the wrong kind of attention, not only from boys and men but other girls, other women.”
― Krystal Sutherland, House of Hollow

“How are the students? We got a decent batch this year, right?” As if Jake’s question is a trigger, I see her in flashes, as if my consciousness has clicked snapshots of her without my knowledge. Impish, wild, violet-colored eyes. Loud, uninhibited laughter. Smoke threading out of her pouty lips. The savage, dark curls that never seem to stay still. Her purple fur coats—who wears fur coats, anyway? Her voice that digs up the buried words inside me. Merciless words. They make me forget I’m not a poet anymore.”
― Saffron A. Kent, The Unrequited

“She cleared the deepest levels. “It’s not …,” the Autumn King breathed. “It’s not possible. She is alone.” Tears streamed down Sabine’s harsh face as she whispered, “No, she isn’t.” The force that was Danika Fendyr, the force that had given Bryce that boost upward, faded away into nothing. Declan knew it would never return, in this world or on a mist-veiled isle.”
― Sarah J. Maas, House of Earth and Blood