Bryce

“As stars are born and die,' Creighton said, 'so does times move forward. Relentlessly so. And yet we fight. We will never stop fighting for light and life in this galaxy.”
― Lydia Kang, Cataclysm

“He kissed me and I kissed him back. Let the universe see. Let the sky see. Let the passing clouds see. He kissed me. Let the plants of the desert see. Let the desert willows, let the desert mountains, let the lizards and the snakes and the desert birds and roadrunners see. I kissed him back. Let the sands of the desert see. Let the night come -- and let the stars see two young men kissing.”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World

“One crisp dusk when the skies are a red befitting my mood, I say goodbye to the azaan that comes from the east where the masjid is. After night eases into all corners previously owned by light, the people at the mandir start their puja. The music of the sitar and the accompanying voices raised in prayer fill the air. I stand outside in the garden, alone for once, and the frogs skirt the area I stand in as if they too know the state of my heart. I look up at the sky. I don't have a camera to capture the heavens heavy with stars, so I look my fill and try to impress the image into my heart. I know there will be other skies and other stars, but nothing will ever compare to these.”
― Nafiza Azad, Come On In

“You don't get extra credit for doing what you're supposed to do.”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World