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“That night I learned there are two kinds of hunger. The first I can satisfy with cheeseburgers and chocolate milk, but there’s a second part of me, biding it’s time. It can go on like that for months, maybe even years, but sooner or later I’ll give in to it. It's like there’s a great big hole inside me, and once it takes his shape he's the only thing that can fill it.”
― Camille DeAngelis, Bones & All

“Make us human, they demanded
Agatha blanched. Since when could she understand animals?
Save us, princess, they cried.
Since when could she understand delusional animals?”
― Soman Chainani, The School for Good and Evil

“Church!" Emma scooped him up in her arms, and Church did what he usually did. He went limp.
"Is that cat dead?" Diana demanded.
"No, he isn't," Emma cooed, and kissed his furry face. Church went limper. "He just hates affection.”
― Cassandra Clare, Queen of Air and Darkness

“You want a bonbon?” Silena asked. “My dad sent them. He thought—he thought they might cheer me up.” “Are they any good?” I asked. She shook her head. “They taste like cardboard.” I didn’t have anything against cardboard, so I tried one.”
― Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian