Julia

“And we cannot be unmade. Just because you turned your back on who you are doesn’t mean the fight has stopped.” That’s the thing with unspoken words: sometimes they reach for you.”
― Saara El-Arifi, The Final Strife

“She forced love into this loveless space, made it the subject of her life. She showed them that she, the Hurricane, was capable of great love, and that if they’d look they’d see they were too. And maybe someday they would understand what they’d enabled, what they’d created.”
― Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Chain-Gang All-Stars

“Not everyone’s as angelic as Poppy you know.” Rosalyn’s confidence and ironic tone were back in force. “Evil lesbians exist too.” Poppy slumped behind the aisle, head in hands. Rosalyn’s reaction couldn’t be much worse. “Don’t be daft,” Dai said, his tone sharper. “Of course there aren’t evil lesbians.”
― Clare Ashton, Poppy Jenkins

“And what will you do if I’m not well, in the end?” Priya asked. “Nothing,” Sima said. “I could do nothing. But I’d still want to know. That’s what friends want.”
― Tasha Suri, The Jasmine Throne