Jasmine Westover

“what is laughter but a moment of release where pain and memory are washed away? When we laugh, we are stronger. When we laugh, we heal the world.”
― Sequoia Nagamatsu, How High We Go in the Dark

“You’re mine, Aida,” Callum growls in my ear. “I’ll kill anyone who tries to touch you.”
― Sophie Lark, Brutal Prince

“Can you not see the difference between an irresponsible pleasure tripper and a dinghy full of migrants? It was not the most wellmeaning question, but actually it was quite easy to answer because my profession requires us to make no distinction, so that’s what I said, and that I should be congratulated for not making one: you rescue everyone without distinction. Should I be more intent on saving some more than others?”
― Vincent Delecroix, Small Boat

“sometimes people and places serve a purpose for a finite amount of time to help you think and grow and love and then you move on.”
― Sequoia Nagamatsu, How High We Go in the Dark