Crystlestar

“A romance is a belief in the impossible: that anything ends happily.”
― Ava Reid, A Study in Drowning

“There is no use in dreaming of realities that do not exist,” I said — echoing my father’s words before I even realized it. “Not unless we follow such dreams with action.”
― Carissa Broadbent, Children of Fallen Gods

“Have I told you how hideous you look tonight?” Cardan asks, leaning back in the elaborately carved chair, the warmth of his words turning the question into something like a compliment.
“No” I say, glad to be annoyed back into the present. “Tell me.”
"I can't.”
― Holly Black, The Cruel Prince

“We are all gone in the blink of an eye, and there is nothing to do but live while you’re waiting.”
― Richard Osman, The Man Who Died Twice