Grace

“I have also thought about the ninth planet. When she passed by in her giant orbit and shattered life on Earth in a shower of glowing meteors.
I’ve also been reading. And one of the things I’ve learned is that if the dinosaurs hadn’t died, the mammals would never have had the opportunity to develop the way they did.
If the dinosaurs had not died, there would be no bears, no whales, no elephants, no monkeys, no wolves, no lions. There would be no domestic cats. No people. No Io, no Gestur, no Unnur, no Ásta.
Planet Nine destroyed the earth, but life went on. Sometimes it’s good to let go of the dead weight holding us back, break everything, and start over.”
― Hildur Knútsdóttir, Dead Weight

“You're a painter. You're a baker. You like to sleep with the windows open. You never take sugar in your tea. And you always double-knot your shoelaces.”
― Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay

“Interesting' meant that you attracted the notice of men who would hurt you to possess whatever they found 'interesting' about you.”
― Christina Henry, Alice

“You’re like a rose in a graveyard,” he said, and his lips twisted into a bitter smile. “I wonder what you could have turned into without the war.”
― SenLinYu, Alchemised