Elle

“Sring Venka was a prim, spoiled Sinegardian princess turned lethal soldier turned brittle survivor; of course she’d walk into a war zone with red paint on her lips simply because she felt like it.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Burning God

“You aren’t more deserving. Although you’re different from everyone else, there’s nothing about you that makes you better than other people. There’s no reason that you should inherently have good things happen to you or that you shouldn’t have to put in time and effort to reap the benefits.”
― Amy Morin, 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do: Take Back Your Power, Embrace Change, Face Your Fears, and Train Your Brain for Happiness and Success

“The aim of therapy is not to correct the past, but to enable the patient to confront his own history, and to grieve over it. —ALICE MILLER”
― Alex Michaelides, The Silent Patient

“What would it have been for you?” said Ron, sniggering. “A piece of homework that only got nine out of ten?”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban