Elaina

“A promise is not a kiss in the wind, Channi, Mama used to tell me. It is a piece of yourself that is given away and will not return until your pledge is fulfilled.”
― Elizabeth Lim, Her Radiant Curse

“The past is over, child. Don’t dwell overmuch on its echoes,” the old woman said gently. “You will find no rest that way.”
― Liz Braswell, What Once Was Mine

“You can't stop people from things that hurt and are hard, Stella. You can't reroute to avoid pain at all costs. You can't plan your way around everything. Sometimes, you just have to go through with it. Sometimes, there's no other way, okay?”
― Morgan Matson, Promchanted

“When you can’t solve a problem and you can’t run from it and you can’t hide from it, you got to make it the other man’s problem.”
― Jeannette Walls, Hang the Moon