Violaine

“One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

“That's just what translation is, I think. That's all speaking is. Listening to the other and trying to see past your own biases to glimpse what they're trying to say. Showing yourself to the world, and hoping someone else understands.”
― R.F. Kuang, Babel

“A person was like a city. You couldn't let a few less desirable parts put you off the whole. There may be bits you don't like, a few dodgy side streets and suburbs, but the good stuff makes it worthwhile.”
― Matt Haig, The Midnight Library

“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.”
― Albert Camus