Rachel

“He is half of my soul, as the poets say.”
― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles

“Man, remember, until an hour before the Devil fell, God thought him beautiful in Heaven.”
― Arthur Miller, The Crucible

“A great sorrow, and one that I am only beginning to understand: we don’t get to choose our own hearts. We can’t make ourselves want what’s good for us or what’s good for other people. We don’t get to choose the people we are.”
― Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch

“She catches a weakening in herself and downs it. She will not let herself be drowned in the sea that threatens her.”
― Arthur Miller, The Crucible