Machteld

“There is success,” I say. “And there is failure. The land in between is for those too weak to live. Duty first, unto death.”
― Sabaa Tahir, A Reaper at the Gates

“Life is a road... a wild and wearying road... and I've reached the end. Death is like an old friend, waiting at the end, to wrap me in his arms.”
― Terry Deary, The Fire Thief Fights Back

“Sadness is a helpless garrison against the blindness of tragedy.”
― Yiyun Li, Where Reasons End

“You are young to stand so deeply in the shadow.”
― Sabaa Tahir, A Reaper at the Gates