SomewherePerhaps

“He murmured, “Three thousand, seven hundred and ninety-nine.” He had counted as he walked. That was the number of steps up to the main gate, the number of steps that Chu Wanning had climbed that day, carrying him on his back. He was certain that for as long as he lived, he would never forget Chu Wanning’s hands, cold as ice, chafed raw and bloody.”
― Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, The Husky and His White Cat Shizun: Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun (Novel) Vol. 4

“You keep asking why your work is not enough, and I don’t know how to answer that, because it is enough to exist in the world and marvel at it. You don’t need to justify that, or earn it. You are allowed to just live.”
― Becky Chambers, A Psalm for the Wild-Built

“...and in that moment, sitting next to Chu Wanning, Mo Ran had the thought--the absurd, ridiculous thought--that it wouldn't be so bad to spend the rest of their lives like this.”
― Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, The Husky and His White Cat Shizun: Erha He Ta de Bai Mao Shizun Novel Series Vol 1-5 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou

“When you’re anxious to learn something and need to get better as quickly as possible…the solution is to make it part of your daily life. After all, there’s no greater teacher than life itself.”
― Kamome Shirahama, Witch Hat Atelier, Vol. 2