Michael

“To know you are ignorant is the beginning of wisdom,”
― Marion Zimmer Bradley, The Mists of Avalon

“You love me. Real or not real?"
I tell him, "Real.”
― Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay

“I took another step. He stilled. [...] I reached up and and cupped his cheek with my hand. THis time the flash of confusion on his face was impossible to miss. He held himself frozen, his only movement the steady rise and fall of his chest. Then, as if in concession, he let his eyes close.

"It's true," I said softly. "You are stronger, wiser, infinite in experience." I leaned forward and whispered "But I am an apt pupil.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Ruin and Rising

“It doesn't matter what people tell you. It doesn't matter what they might say. Sometimes you have to leave home. Sometimes, running away means you're headed in the exact right direction.”
― Alice Hoffman, Practical Magic