As You Wish

“Do you truly want my judgement?” I asked.
That caught his attention. His eyes grew clearer, sharper. I wondered if he realized he was awake, but his eyes held a fevered intensity that I doubted he would let me witness if he thought this was real instead of a dream.
“Yes,” he answered, very quietly, so quiet I could barely hear.
“You aren’t a good person, but I think that you could be if you tried. So perhaps you should try.”
For a long time, he didn’t respond. It wasn’t until I stood up to leave the room that he spoke.
“Thank you,” he said softly and seemed to mean it.”
― Margaret Rogerson, Vespertine

“I have wandered far, but not forgotten.”
― Katherine Arden, The Winter of the Witch

“In this life or the next, there is no end when there is love.”
― S. Jae-Jones, Zhara

“Sometimes, if you want to save other people, you need to remember to save yourself first.”
― Margaret Rogerson, Vespertine