Lily

“I could be afraid, then become courageous. I could be small-minded, then come to understand. I could be selfish. Then move beyond it. I could start as human, then allow myself to become something more.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Cytonic

“All people must accept that we have the potential to do terrible things. It is part of seeing our place in the universe, our heritage, and our natures. But in that acceptance we gain strength, for potential can be refused. Any hero who could have been a monster is more heroic for the choices he or she made to walk another road.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Cytonic

“However," he continued, "duty should not be accepted without question. Duty can be a motive, but should not be an excuse.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Cytonic

“The hurt felt real - much more real than the entire afternoon of staying silent. So she lay on the hard wooden floor between her brothers' beds and let that ache fill her.”
― Malinda Lo, Last Night at the Telegraph Club