sofia

“I have hated words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

“I didn't want to hear another word he was saying, but then he was like, "You get to choose if you care. They can't take that away from you. And you get to choose if you're going to walk through the rest of your life like a dead man. I've made my choice."
After that, he stood up and stomped off like he was made at me. It's a good thing too. Because what Eddie and Sister--everybody in this place--doesn't realize is, you and I never had a choice. There wasn't a single moment when we weren't risking something. Every minute, every second. An anxiety that never leaves. Struggling for breath my whole fucking life.
And that's supposed to change in here?”
― Bryan Bliss, We'll Fly Away: A Raw and Emotional YA Novel About Male Friendship, Family Abuse, and How Far We'll Go for Those We Love

“just as risk leads to more risk, life to more life, and death to more death.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

“I penetrated the outer cell membrane with a nanosyringe."
"You poked it with a stick?"
"No!" I said. "Well. Yes. But it was a scientific poke with a very scientific stick.”
― Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary