#col

My skin is kind of sort of brownish pinkish yellowish white. My eyes are greyish blueish green, but I'm told they look orange in the night. My hair is reddish blondish brown, but its silver when its wet, and all the colors I am inside have not been invented yet. ↗

— Shel Silverstein

#end

Gale is mine. I am his. Anything else is unthinkable. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

#games

I'm more than just a piece in their Games. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

#suzanne-collins #the-hunger-games #games

Nothing burns like the cold. ↗

— George R.R. Martin

#cold #winter #games

I'm told the effect is cumulative--it will continue to worsen." Though outwardly calm as he explained this, his face had paled even more. "But if you tell me about the Valkyrie's weaknesses, I'll administer the antidote." "Weaknesses? So many. Foremost, we're ... ticklish. ↗

— Kresley Cole

#berserker #declan-chase #dreams-of-a-dark-warrior #immortals-after-dark #kresley-cole

Then I made a stupid mistake and looked up at him. His eyes met mine, and for a moment, his face was open and vulnerable in the moonlight. I caught a hint of wonder there as we stared at each other. Slowly, he leaned forward. I caught my breath, a tiny gasp escaping. He stiffened, and his expression shuttered closed, eyes going hard and frosty. [...] 'This is getting old,' he said in a voice that matched his eyes. ↗

— Julie Kagawa

#vulnerability #winter-prince #mistakes

Hannah leaned against the wall. "Mind if I call shotgun?" Since you're carrying one? Feel free. ↗

— Rachel Caine

#morganville-vampires #shane-collins #free

Valkyrie, if there was ever a cradle to be robbed ... Gods, just look at him." ... ... "Face it, Nat, this is one tiger who will never be jumping through your flaming hoop-- ↗

— Kresley Cole

#berserker #dark-fey #dreams-of-a-dark-warrior #immortals-after-dark #kresley-cole

There was something awful about terror trapped behind silence. ↗

— Maggie Stiefvater

#terrorism

Mentioning violence to Bruce was like mentioning chocolate sauce to a six-year-old. ↗

— Robert Muchamore

#chocolate #james-adams #robert-muchamore #shadow-wave #violence