Diana

“Here is the thing you should know about children,” said Lilibet. Up close, it was clear to see that the Prince’s looks came from his mother: He had her black hair, her lush mouth at odds with those fine, almost too-sharp bones. “Children make you helpless. You can have all the power one can imagine, and if you cannot keep them safe from themselves and the world, it does not matter.”

Lin inclined her head, not sure what to say. “I ought to remain with the Prince tonight. Make sure his condition is stable.”

The Queen nodded. As Lin turned toward the door of the royal apartment, the Queen said abruptly, “And if you do have children, physician—”

Lin looked back over her shoulder. Lilibet was not looking at her, but into the distance, as if recalling some past event.

“If you do have children, make sure to have more than one.”
― Cassandra Clare, Sword Catcher

“No single feeling becomes the only feeling if you let it all happen. And the way to let it all happen is to see the value in it all, in everything. To see the way the dark might lead to the light and the way present pain might lead to future hope.”
― Matt Haig, The Comfort Book

“once in a while, destiny has plans for us that we might never have imagined. Sometimes stars do align, and in the most mysterious ways.”
― Roxanne Veletzos, The Girl They Left Behind

“To love is much easier than to despair, even when all of your hope has been burned to ashes.”
― Roxanne Veletzos, The Girl They Left Behind