Euterpya

“My name is Nathaniel Wesninski," he said, "and my father is dead." It wasn't at all funny, but a second later he was laughing. It sounded hysterical but he couldn't stop.”
― Nora Sakavic, The King's Men

“It was becoming a nightmare. Ronan could hear the night horrors coming, in love with his blood and his sadness.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, The Dream Thieves

“As he listened to them, Neil realised he was happy. It was such an unexpected and unfamiliar feeling he lost track of the conversation for a minute.”
― Nora Sakavic, The Raven King

“Lifting your head,
my slender arm beneath
the nape of your neck,
I want, suddenly, to suck
your feverish lips with mine”
― Akiko Yosano, River of Stars: Selected Poems