Ali

“I supposed I’ll let you put your clothes on now.”
He snorted. “Like you could stop me.”
“I could kill you with my pinky.”
“I’m shaking.”
― Emily Thiede, This Vicious Grace

“How cruel, that sharing someone else's grief did nothing to alleviate it for them. In physics, there were rules and forces, equal and opposite reactions, a balance. But emotions didn’t obey rules, and though sympathy settled over her like a blanket, it did nothing to help him. … Even her hands, which stole power, strength, and life itself. Were powerless to siphon off any of his suffering.”
― Emily Thiede, This Vicious Grace

“I never thought I’d be the first thing you ever gave up on.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Any Way the Wind Blows

“She might be but one stitch in the tapestry, but every stitch had a purpose, and threads couldn't become art without them.”
― Emily Thiede, This Vicious Grace