George!!

“Where's the fun in suffering by yourself?" Xu Da said in his good-natured way. Surprised, Zhu realized he was probably her friend. She'd never had a friend before. But she wasn't sure suffering could be shared, even with one's friends. Watching her father and brother die, digging their graves, kneeling for four days in front of the monastery: all of them had been acts of exquisite aloneness. She knew that when she came down to it, you survived and died alone.”
― Shelley Parker-Chan, She Who Became the Sun

“Every breath she breathes feels like a love letter.”
― Becky Albertalli, Imogen, Obviously

“If I had to do it all over again, I would not have chosen this life. Then again, I’m not sure I ever had a choice.”
― Jennifer A. Nielsen, The False Prince

“And look at you! You didn't die!'

Irrational, giddy laughter bubbles up. 'I didn't die! You're not an only child!'

We both burst into laughter, and tears track down my cheeks.

'Sorrengails are weird,' I hear Imogen state.

'You have no idea,' Dain answers, but when I turn to look, his lips are curved into the first genuine smile I've seen from him in months.”
― Rebecca Yarros, Fourth Wing