"A bowl filled so full of red liquid that setting it down caused some to spatter over the floorboards, sinking into the grooves of the wood. The scent of it was iron and losing baby teeth so her big-girl teeth could come in. It was skinned knees and Gavriel's mouth on hers. It was smeared walls and staring eyes. Tana scrambled to her feet. Blood."
- Holly Black, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown