Mylissa

“Easton Sinnett may want to break me, but he’s the only one who can put me back together after he’s done.”
― Shantel Tessier, The Sinner

“As the sun rose, Esperanza began to feel as if she rose with it. Floating again, like that day on the mountain, when she first arrived in the valley. She closed her eyes, and this time she did not careen out of control. Instead, she glided above the earth, unafriad.”
― Pam Muñoz Ryan, Esperanza Rising

“My entire life has been a study in patience and sharing- food, toys, clothes, attention, my parents energy. Which is probably why now, as an adult, I love solitude so much.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Two Can Play

“I hope it unnerved them to know I am lying.
After all, if the insult to me is pointing out that I am mortal, then this is my riposte: I live here too, and I know the rules. Perhaps I even know them better than you since you were born into them, but I had to learn. Perhaps I know them better than you because you have greater leeway to break them.”
― Holly Black, The Wicked King