Sam

“Time passes by you like a bullet,” he says, “and fear gives you the excuses you’re craving to not do the things you know you should. Don’t doubt yourself, don’t second-guess, don’t let fear hold you back, don’t be lazy, and don’t base your decisions on how happy it will make others. Just go for it, okay?”
― Penelope Douglas, Birthday Girl

“No matter where life takes you,” he would say, “you will be like those stars—connected by the light you shine together.”
― Elizabeth Lim, Six Crimson Cranes

“Pain doesn’t get easier, I reminded myself when I flinched. You just have to get stronger.”
― Elizabeth Lim, Six Crimson Cranes

“Fear is just a game, I repeated to myself, over and over. You win by playing.”
― Elizabeth Lim, Six Crimson Cranes