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“In the end, that was the problem with romance. It was so easy to romanticize romance because it was everywhere. It was in music and on TV and in filtered Instagram photos. It was in the air, crisp and alive with fresh possibility. It was in falling leaves, crumbling wooden doorways, scuffed cobblestones, and fields of dandelions. It was in the touch of hands, scrawled letters, crumpled sheets, and the golden hour. A soft yawn, early morning laughter, shoes lined up together by the door. Eyes across a dance floor. I could see it all, all the time, all around, but when I got closer, I found that nothing was there. A mirage.”
― Alice Oseman, Loveless

“If I'm going to burn, I might as well burn bright. This is for Jason.”
― Rick Riordan, The Tyrant’s Tomb

“If you've ever been traumatised by someone, you'll understand. It doesn't take much to trigger those old fears: a look, a sound, a familiar situation.”
― Rick Riordan, The Tyrant’s Tomb

“If I am to do some good, then I must make peace with my own limits. I would lose perspective otherwise.”
― Chloe Gong, Foul Heart Huntsman