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“You know the stories of my grandfather, I am sure?�� Jesse asked.
Lucie raised an eyebrow. “The one who turned into a great worm because of demon pox, and was slain by my father and uncles?��
“I feared your parents would not have considered it the kind of tale suitable for a young lady’s ears,�� said Jesse. “I see that was an idle concern.��
“They tell it every Christmas,�� said Lucie smugly.”
― Cassandra Clare, Chain of Gold

“If you put a smile on someones face, it was a good day.”
― Harvey Stelman, Eyes of Emerald

“It is brave to believe that you are a unique, precious young lady no matter what your feelings might be saying.”
― Sofi Benitez, Honey Moon Dog Daze

“He arrives at the girl's window. They are face-to-face. She sees him through the streaky glass, through the rain- now pounding; a mudded, monstrous creature. She opens her mouth to scream, to cry for help, but in that very moment, everything changes.
Before her eyes, he changes. She sees through the layers of mud, through the generations of darkness and rage and sorrow, to the human face beneath. A young man's face. A forgotten face. A face of such longing and sadness and beauty; and she reaches, unthinking, to unlock the window. To bring him in from the rain.”
― Kate Morton, The Distant Hours