Emily Sledge

“She'd never imagined any of this--- this island, the greenhouses, the purpose she'd found in translating the late sorcerer's spells, the new community they were building, the plants and the dragons, the winged cat, and Yarrow. All of it. She hadn't even known this life was out there to dream about. Now, though, it was the life she wanted.
"I'm home," Terlu told him.
Drawing her closer, he kissed her, and she kissed him back. Above them, the snow fell gently on the greenhouse, while inside and all around them, the flowers bloomed.”
― Sarah Beth Durst, The Enchanted Greenhouse

“Because when we stop growing and learning, we start dying.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Darkness

“I want someone to see me. I want it to be you”
― Rachel Gillig, The Knight and the Moth

“Yarrow took her hands. "I wouldn't let them take you."
"You couldn't stop them."
"Then we'd be statues together." He'd moved closer, only inches away. "They'd have to make a double pedestal for both of us, because I won't let go.”
― Sarah Beth Durst, The Enchanted Greenhouse