Basil

“Do they Still sing songs of my victory?” August choked.

“They do. And they’ll crescendo like beacons to the farthest reaches. With every new breath of life that forms in a world without darkness that came at the price of your hands and your mind.”
― K. Ancrum, The Wicker King

“There's such thing as an emotional cost,” Adam said. “Investing in someone else's survival isn't free, and some people's emotional banks are already overdrawn.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, Call Down the Hawk

“The more I stare at my body, the more I hate it. It's the same feelings I had before I realized I'm nonbinary. Things just aren't where they're supposed to be, and I feel like I'm larger and smaller than myself at the same time. Like nothing adds up.”
― Mason Deaver, I Wish You All the Best

“Is that all?"

"That's all there is”
― Maggie Stiefvater, The Raven Boys