Amelia

“I suppose I did… I suppose I do. But I won’t for long. I won’t give my heart to someone who doesn’t want it. At least, I won’t let him keep it. Not for much longer, anyway.”
― T.A. Lawrence, A Bond of Broken Glass

“I think the people we love can be cruel. Our love doesn't absolve them. Nor should it.
"What kind of person are you," Edei whispered, "if you love someone who is cruel?"
It was a question Io had often asked herself. She opened her mouth, closed it. Tried again. "You're someone who loves. That's it. That's the only part that's yours to give and yours to take.”
― Kika Hatzopoulou, Threads That Bind

“Your body is the vessel that tethers your soul to this side of the sun. It’s what keeps you here with me. That, and that alone, is what I love it for.”
― T.A. Lawrence, A Word so Fitly Spoken

“Death comes for everyone,” she said simply. “I’m not afraid of dying. But I am afraid of dying here.” She swept her hand over the room, the tavern, the city. “I’d rather die on an adventure than live standing still.”
― V.E. Schwab, A Darker Shade of Magic