Aven

“I wept because i had no shoes,
until i met a man who had no feet.”
― Ruta Sepetys, Salt to the Sea

“Wait,” he said. The burn of his voice was rougher than usual. “Is my tie straight?”
Inej laughed, her hood falling back from her hair.
“That’s the laugh,” he murmured, but she was already setting off down the quay, her feet barely touching the ground.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Crooked Kingdom

“War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who remains.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Poppy War

“I wish you to know that you have been the last dream of my soul.”
― Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities