#fiction

It is a capital mistake to theorize before you have all the evidence. It biases the judgment. ↗

— Arthur Conan Doyle

#arthur-conan-doyle #classic #fiction #sherlock-holmes #sherlock-holmes

Truly, it is in loss that we learn a thing's true value. ↗

— Jacqueline Carey

#jacqueline-carey #kushiel-s-dart #love #love

If someday you should ever think of me and miss me, know in your heart that I'd want you to find me once again. No matter how distant in time or space... FIND ME. ↗

— Sebastian Cole

#fiction #love #love-story #romance #tearjerker

Innocence invites protection, yet we might be smarter to protect ourselves against it... ↗

— Megan Johns

#contemporary-romance #innocence #love #romance #women-s-fiction

Terrific. A bisexual dominant vampire with kidnapping expertise. ↗

— J.R. Ward

#humor #paranormal #romance #vampire #humor

And to see the white flash of Klaus's eyes as he whirled on her. For one stunned instant she stared at him, and then lightning crackled. From an empty sky. ↗

— L.J. Smith

#romance #vampire #vampire-romance

Aubrey, crouching on a nearby counter, watched me with squinty eyes, apparently pondering why anyone would willingly immerse themselves in water ever, let alone for extended periods of time. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#fiction #georgina #romance #succubus #vampire

An intriguing world where vampires rule, only the strongest survive, and romance offers hope in the darkest hours. ↗

— Rachel Caine

#horror-romance #vampire-romance

She was returning home to be the wife of, mother of, First Lady of, but what did that really mean? ↗

— Stacy Hawkins Adams

#fictional-character #identity-crisis #personal-growth #home

Gods, I love this place," Locke said, drumming his fingers against his thighs. "Sometimes I think this whole city was put here simply because the gods must adore crime. Pickpockets rob the common folk, merchants rob anyone they can dupe, Capa Barsavi robs the robbers and the common folk, the lesser nobles rob nearly everyone, and Duke Nicovante occasionally runs off with his army and robs the shit out of Tal Verarr or Jerem, not to mention what he does to his own nobles and his common folk. ↗

— Scott Lynch

#locke-lamora #love