Theodora Bott

“You're going to feel uncomfortable in your new world for a bit. It always does feel strange to be knocked out of your comfort zone but I hope you feel exhilarated too.

Live boldly. Push yourself. Don't settle. Just live well. Just live.”
― Jojo Moyes, Me Before You

“The only person who gets away with Locke Lamora games—” “—is Locke Lamora—”
― Scott Lynch, The Lies of Locke Lamora

“Despite the singularity of her childhood, the questions her book poses are universal: How much of ourselves should we give to those we love? And how much must we betray them to grow up?”
― Tara Westover, Educated

“Sometimes family hurts you more than they could ever love you. That’s a truth a lot of people don’t want to hear, but sometimes people get the opposite. They get the families that love you more than they could ever hurt you. Those people are the luckiest in the world. You know what pisses me off? Is that they probably don’t even know it. They don’t know how lucky they are, but, Sam, you’re one of them.”
― Tijan, Fallen Crest Public