EJ

“She’d never liked that phrase, diamond in the rough. All that meant was they had to cut you again and again to let the light in.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Hell Bent

“You're going to be okay."
"Because I seem like a good kid?"
"No, kiddo. Because you're a killer.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Hell Bent

“Fuck," he gasped.
Alex blinked. "I think that's the first time I've heard you
swear."
Chills shook him and he tried to control the tremors that quaked through his body. "I c-c-class p-p-profanity with declarations of love. Best used sparingly and only when wholeheartedly m-m-meant.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Ninth House

“Modern research suggests extreme emotional states can trigger instances such as yours. Sadness. Anger. Even happiness.”
― T.J. Klune, The House in the Cerulean Sea