Attraction is a funny thing. Women can be beautiful and still do nothing for me. They can be stereotypically sexy, and I will still pass them over. They can look innocent, and it won’t interest me, have a sassy attitude, and I’ll be looking elsewhere. I get bored easily and am as fickle as April weather.

— Holly Stone

No one outside could imagine what it felt like to squeeze the life out of a man, to feel the jerking and juddering as you throttled away their last breath. Sometimes Jared found himself staring at his own hands, marveling at what they’d done, disgusted at their violence but proud of their ability to protect.

— Holly Stone