Stella

“He smiled, and his face was like the sun.”
― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles

“Why be miserable when you can be happy? It’s an obvious choice to me.”
― Tillie Cole, A Thousand Boy Kisses

“She’s the only divine thing he’s ever believed in. The only creature in this vast, cruel land who could kill him. And sometimes, in his loveliest dreams, he imagines she does.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Drowning Faith

“War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who remains.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Poppy War