Hajar

“If there is one great virtue of girlhood, it is the insulation of dreams. We are protected, as children, by our belief in the unreal.”
― Ava Reid, A Theory of Dreaming

“Every author who appears to sit in a dark room alone is furnished by the light of those who came before.”
― Ava Reid, A Theory of Dreaming

“The people of Llyr are afraid". Angharad said. "Our army has fallen and our sleepers have been put to their watery graves. Just this morning, the Llyrian Times published an article which asked how we will define ourselves, now that we have lost so much of what we believe makes us who we are. It asked who our new heroes will be. I say, these are our new heroes. The young students who are clever enough to ask questions, who are brave enough to venture into the dark corners of the world for answers, and who are strong enough to survive when the foundation of everything they know crumbles from beneath them. To Effy Sayre and Preston Heloury. To all who came before, and all who will come after.”
― Ava Reid, A Theory of Dreaming

“It was all just too much," Effy said quietly. "I didn't think. I couldn't bear it for even one moment more."

Preston nodded. His throat pulsed. Then he said "if it's too much, then let me carry it for you. Please".”
― Ava Reid, A Theory of Dreaming