Rose

“Ana—Ana, listen to me.' A shot. 'We're going to play a game, okay? We're going to trick the guards.' A shot. 'They're drunk—it'll be easy if you pay attention. All you have to do is stay close to me, very close—' A shot. 'Then when I fall down into the hole, you fall at the same time. Just close your eyes and keep your body straight.' A shot. 'But it won't work unless we both fall at the very same time, okay?' A shot. 'Do you understand? Don't! Don't look at me.”
― Sara Nović, Girl at War

“Is that all you can do in the face of tragedy?” Howl asked. “Make toast!”
― Diana Wynne Jones, Howl’s Moving Castle

“I knew that tune, but I couldn't remember it. It hovered on the edge of my mind. I tried to grab it, but you can't just grab your memories. You have to pretend not to pay attention to them, which makes them mad. You have to trick them into sneaking up on you from behind.”
― Franny Billingsley, The Robber Girl

“you dangle on the leash of your own longing;
your need grows teeth”
― Margaret Atwood