She loves the serene brutality of the ocean, loves the electric power she felt with each breath of wet, briny air.
Holly BlackLibrarians are hot. They have knowledge and power over their domain...It is no coincidence how many librarians are portrayed as having a passionate interior, hidden by a cool layer of reserve. Aren't books like that? On the shelf, their calm covers belie the intense experience of reading one. Reading inflames the soul. Now, what sort of person would be the keeper of such books?
Holly BlackIโm Lila, and yes, heโs crazy. But you must have noticed that before now. He was crazy back when I knew him, and heโs obviously gotten crazier over time.
Holly BlackIt's not that I want you to be a certain way--don't you want a boyfriend?" "Why bother with that? Let's find incubi." "Incubi?" "Demons. Plural. Like octopi. And we're much more likely to find them"--her voice dropped conspiratorially--"while swimming naked in the Atlantic a week before Halloween than practically anywhere else I can think of.
Holly Black