George!!

“The girl was startled by her own anger. Heaven had promised Chongba life enough to achieve greatness, and he had given up that life as easily as breathing. He had chosen to become nothing. The girl wanted to scream at him. Her fate had always been nothing. She had never had a choice.”
― Shelley Parker-Chan, She Who Became the Sun

“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

“I never denied being a fool,” I said, lying back down on my bed. “That’s the difference between us.”
― Jennifer A. Nielsen, The False Prince

“So, you see, Bill, I do not know the end of our story. Not yet. I know Thiyya has defeated the djinn, Lunja has tricked the sultan, Shahrazad and Dinarzade are safe. The girl and the boy have crossed the sea. The adventure is over. But us? I do not know if I will ever see you again. I do not know what is waiting for me along the road of bones. I know the powers that make our worlds are strong like djinns. These same djinns also build the walls that keep us apart. But remember when we were together, on the sea. Think of me sometimes, when you are home, in England, safe. And this I know. We lived in a country with no borders. We slept in a house with no walls. We said our prayers, at an altar that was not built with hands. And I know, too, that I love you. Aya”
― Chris Vick