Jasmine Lexa

“And, Mr Kikukawa - saying this makes me feel a bit presumptuous, but there's no need for you to be so afraid of forgetting. Once created, memories and words will never be erased. Even if you forget yourself completely, that will never mean that you did not exist. You see, when a tree falls in a forest, and no one is there to hear it, it will still make a sound.”
― Takuya Asakura, The Vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop

“All my stories are about you. They will always be about you.”
― C.G. Drews, Don't Let the Forest In

“Who tells you to be quiet all the time?” Laurie’s words are a low, thickened spill of warm honey. “Pain is meant to take up space or else we wouldn’t know how to scream. Fuck making your agony silent to avoid disturbing others. Maybe they should be disturbed.”
― C.G. Drews, Hazelthorn

“Andrew lowered his head so his mouth was close to Thomas's ear. 'Wake up. I need you to tell me if we're real.'
Thomas didn't open his eyes, but his face had gone soft; all that fierce anger and lonesome fear slipped away.
'Kiss me,' he said, low and sleepy. 'Then you'll find out.”
― C.G. Drews, Don't Let the Forest In