Rachael

“Death claims us all in the end, but the warrior chooses the ground on which she meets it, and the manner; she makes death run to catch up.”
― Mark Lawrence, Red Sister

“They’re”
― Nikki Erlick, The Measure

“It cannot be defeated: Just when a gardener thinks he has won and eradicated it from his lawn, a rain would bring the yellow florets right back. Yet it’s never arrogant: Its color and fragrance never overwhelm those of another. Immensely practical, its leaves are delicious and medicinal, while its roots loosen hard soils, so that it acts as a pioneer for other more delicate flowers. But best of all, it’s a flower that lives in the soil but dreams of the skies. When its seeds take to the wind, it will go farther and see more than any pampered rose, tulip, or marigold.” “An exceedingly good comparison,”
― Ken Liu, The Grace of Kings

“Meaning is what’s left when everything else is stripped away.”
― Suleika Jaouad, Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted