Rachel

“Not to you maybe," she said. "But it matters the world having someone show up like I mattered.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

“The names we gave ourselves would always have more meaning than the labels others forced on us.”
― Alexandra Bracken, The Darkest Legacy

“I think we all wear armor. I think those who don’t are fools, risking the pain of being wounded by the sharp edges of the world, over and over again. But if I’ve learned anything from those fools, it is that to be vulnerable is a strength most of us fear. It takes courage to let down your armor, to welcome people to see you as you are.”
― Rebecca Ross, Divine Rivals

“Breaking a bad cycle can sometimes break a system. But breaking a system will always break the cycle. It's only a difference in the degree of certainty.”
― Alexandra Bracken, The Darkest Legacy