David Shields

“She has a story in her head that’s not in the book, one of an icy world and a dying town and a great wheeling congregation of birds. Not an unkindness, say the voices from her other dream, but a kindness of ravens.”
― Adrian Tchaikovsky, Children of Memory

“He smiled, and reminded me that no man could make time, but only use that which he was given wisely.”
― Robin Hobb, Fool's Fate

“Enjoy memories, yes, but don't be a slave to who you wish you once had been.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Tress of the Emerald Sea

“It’s much easier to tell yourself you’re a good person than it is to actually be one.”
― M.L. Wang, Blood Over Bright Haven