Sienna

“The whole point of lying to him was to keep him away. The whole point was that they couldn't do this again, because the moment he saw through her, then their city of blood would catch up to them, and perhaps they could be together at last if it was together in death.”
― Chloe Gong, Our Violent Ends

“No," Roma finally said. "Then we would not have met. Then I would have lived an ordinary life, pining for some great love I would never find, because ordinary things happen to ordinary people, and ordinary people settle for something that satisfies them, never knowing if there would have been greater happiness in another life." His voice was rough, but it was certain. "I will fight this war to love you, Juliette Cai. I will fight this feud to have you, because it was this feud that gave you to me, twisted as it is, and now I will take you away from it.”
― Chloe Gong, Our Violent Ends

“Because—" Juliette said. Her voice was no louder than a bare whisper. Yet in the quiet of the alley, with only Tyler's gasps, she was all that could be heard. "I love him. I love him, Tyler, and you tried to take him from me.”
― Chloe Gong, Our Violent Ends

“Imperfection is inevitable. That's life. But it doesn't sound to me like you've failed at all. It sounds like your dream broke and you've been picking up shattered pieces and blaming yourself when your hands bleed.”
― Talia Hibbert, Act Your Age, Eve Brown