Kris Ritchie

“Words can be whispered bullet-quick when no one's looking, and words don't leave blood or bruises behind. Words disappear without a trace. That's what makes them so powerful. That's what makes them so important.
That's what makes them hurt so much.”
― Seanan McGuire, Middlegame

“When someone finally breathes your greatest fear out loud, giving it sharp corners that you can feel in your mouth...Well, it's hard to know what to say after that.”
― Kelly Thompson, Jessica Jones: Purple Daughter

“The world doesn't stop spinning because you're sad, and that's good; if it did, people would go around breaking hearts like they were sheets of maple sugar, just to keep the world exactly where it is. They'd make it out like it was a good thing, a few crying children in exchange for a peace that never falters or fades. We can be sad and we can be hurt and we can even be killed, but the world keeps turning, and the things we're supposed to do keep needing to be done.”
― Seanan McGuire, Come Tumbling Down

“Easy to stay on the path when the road is straight and the steps are numbered.”
― V.E. Schwab, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue