Anja

“for it is only the materialism of this flesh and the laws of this world that muddy the true calibre of our souls.”
― Tlotlo Tsamaase, Womb City

“Why do we refuse to have these conversations, asking our family and friends what they want done with their body when they die? Our avoidance is self-defeating. By dodging the talk about our inevitable end, we put both our pocketbooks and our ability to mourn at risk.”
― Caitlin Doughty, From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death

“Even the most beautiful nymph is largely useless, and an ugly one would be nothing, less than nothing. She would never marry or produce children. She would be a burden to her family, a stain upon the face of the world. She would live in the shadows, scorned and reviled. But a monster,” he said, “she always has a place. She may have all the glory her teeth can snatch. She will not be loved for it, but she will not be constrained either. So whatever foolish sorrow you harbor, forget it. I think it may be said that you improved her.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

“The past is the past," Vader said. "The present and future are all that matter.”
― Timothy Zahn, Thrawn: Alliances