Alyssa

“He is half of my soul, as the poets say.”
― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles

“I wish someone had told me that love isn’t torture. Because I thought love was this thing that was supposed to tear you in two and leave you heartbroken and make your heart race in the worst way. I thought love was bombs and tears and blood. I did not know that it was supposed to make you lighter, not heavier. I didn’t know it was supposed to take only the kind of work that makes you softer. I thought love was war. I didn’t know it was supposed to… I didn’t know it was supposed to be peace.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, Daisy Jones & The Six

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

“A person alone could be controlled, but a person loved by others would always be under their protection.”
― Alexandra Bracken, Lore