Elena

“Conscience does make cowards of us all.”
― Shelby Van Pelt, Remarkably Bright Creatures

“Few things are black-and-white, Lis. Most of life exists in that messy gray area in between, but if you wanted what was happening— you enjoyed it and so did the other— then there’s nothing wrong, she’d said. Anyone who tells you different either hasn’t been where you’ve been or they’re just living a different life. Doesn't make either of you right or wrong.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Fall of Ruin and Wrath

“Love follows you. It goes where you go. It doesn’t know about social divides or distance or common sense, it doesn’t even stop when the person you love does. It does what it wants. Even if what you want is to not be in love.”
― Abby Jimenez, Part of Your World

“but an atmosphere of war had settled over the country like a plague. The life and welfare of the individual counted for nothing. People had ceased to be human beings—they were classified according to military criteria as soldiers, fit for military service, unfit for military service, and enemies.”
― Erich Maria Remarque, The Night in Lisbon