Alyssa

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

“So long as he hates me, we are safe. If we love again... this city may just kill us both for daring to hope.”
― Chloe Gong, Our Violent Ends

“People are complicated puzzles, always trying to piece together a complete picture, but sometimes we get it wrong and sometimes we’re left unfinished. Sometimes that’s for the best. Some pieces can’t be forced into a puzzle, or at least they shouldn’t be, because they won’t make sense.”
― Adam Silvera, History Is All You Left Me

“We reached for each other, and I thought of how many nights I had lain awake loving him in silence.”
― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles