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“But fearing something and having it come to pass are two different things. And I'm willing to bet most of what we fear will never happen, or we can take steps to change it.”
― Michael Grothaus, Beautiful Shining People

“In another world, we were already friends.”
― Mizuki Tsujimura, Lonely Castle in the Mirror

“What you're trying to say is that it's easier for you to hide in your own darkness, than emerge cloaked in your own vulnerability. Not better, but easier. However the longer you hold it in, the more likely you are to suffocate.
At some point, you must breathe.”
― Caleb Azumah Nelson, Open Water

“How old do you have to be to think: this is forever?”
― Sylvie Le Bon de Beauvoir, Inseparable