Rebecca

“She tried to not need things because her mother was exhausted taking care of three kids, and when Lily needed things, it made her cranky. So Lily learned to try and take care of herself. She figured that it would be good practice for when she got to be a mom, because moms figured stuff out. She’d always been praised for her maturity, for being an “old soul,” but sometimes Lily was painfully aware of how young and confused and desperate to please she was.”
― Jaysea Lynn, For Whom the Belle Tolls

“She’d been grumpy about it right up until FruitBat had found her body and began the trial with: “Who the fuck killed my nerd wife?!”
― Jaysea Lynn, For Whom the Belle Tolls

“And it was then, watching him eat before me, that I realised there was inconsistency in him. He said there was no difference between Chosen and Quelled; he said men were not more sacred than women, nor women less than men; he said we were side by side, matched in every way; he said all these things — but his life spoke differently. He still ate before me, first, as my lord. And in that simple act, he undid all his words.”
― Sherryl Jordan, Winter of Fire

“Beauty feeds the soul, my sweet boy. It takes many forms, some of them obvious, like a flower in bloom or the laughter of a child, but sometimes it is hidden, though it is never absent. Find beauty.”
― Jaysea Lynn, For Whom the Belle Tolls