Smiley C

“If bravery is the wind that makes us soar like kites, fear is the string that keeps us from going too far.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Tress of the Emerald Sea

“That is one of the great mistakes people make: assuming that someone who does menial work does not like thinking. Physical labor is great for the mind, as it leaves all kinds of time to consider the world. Other work, like accounting or scribing, demands little of the body—but siphons energy from the mind.

If you wish to become a storyteller, here is a hint: sell your labor, but not your mind. Give me ten hours a day scrubbing a deck, and oh the stories I could imagine. Give me ten hours adding sums, and all you’ll have me imagining at the end is a warm bed and a thought-free evening.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Tress of the Emerald Sea

“This world needs more absurdity like yours. Please don't ever change.”
― Hana Tooke, The Unadoptables

“I couldn't leave. This is my home. And you're my --'

Her words were cut off as the four of them leaped forward and smothered her in a crushing embrace.

'Family.”
― Hana Tooke, The Unadoptables