Sarah Baker

“And then I realized. I realized that fear, when embraced, hardens and sharpens. That it becomes rage. That it becomes power.”
― Carissa Broadbent, The Serpent and the Wings of Night

“Look, sometimes we want to see the good in people we care about so much that we pretend it’s there, living under all the layers of cruelty. But the fact is, Diego, some people are toxic. And if you keep them in your life, they’ll poison everything good in your world until you end up being just like them. And that’s a far worse fate than going against the grain and making your own path. Even if that means you’re alone.”
― Caroline Peckham, Cursed Fates

“Love isn’t something you can cup in your hands, and I have to believe that means it’s something that can’t ever be lost.”
― Emily Henry, Great Big Beautiful Life

“Too soon, he pulled away and pressed his brow to mine. “Stars above, what did I do to deserve you?” I slipped my hands over his and squeezed. “I thought we always said, ‘Fuck deserve.’” He scoffed. “Maybe that’s why we say it. If I only got what I deserved, then I wouldn’t have you. And I’m not noble enough to give you up.”
― Clare Sager, A Promise of Lies