Martyna ♥

“To my husband. I had been told my entire life that my dreams were too big. Then I met you, and you told me to dream bigger.”
― Hadley Vlahos, The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments

“Pain is a part of all lives, mortal and immortal,’ said the nymph. ‘It is inescapable. We all must navigate this river to get where we want to be.’
‘Shouldn’t we aim to avoid pain?’ Will asked. ‘Or at least mitigate it?’
Nico shook his head. ‘You know it’s not that simple.’
‘Pain helps us learn,’ said Gorgyra. ‘It is unfortunate, but we rarely forget the lessons taught to us in moments of pain.”
― Rick Riordan, The Sun and the Star

“The situation is reversed, now she is my little girl. I cannot be her mother.”
― Annie Ernaux, I Remain in Darkness

“With so much misery around, fighting for social advancement had lost all meaning.”
― Annie Ernaux, A Woman's Story