Zelda

“And so you aren’t just mad, or heartbroken: you grieve from the betrayal”
― Carmen Maria Machado, In the Dream House

“How strange to feel herself so completely under the control of another person, but also how ordinary. No one can be independent of other people completely, so why not give up the attempt, she thought, go running in the other direction, depend on people for everything, allow them to depend on you, why not.”
― Sally Rooney, Normal People

“Fire, Sun, Sand, and Sea,
Listen now and hear my plea.
Humbly do I ask of thee,
Please bring what I wish to me.”
― Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks at Point Mouette

“Is the spring coming?" he said. "What is it like?"...
"It is the sun shining on the rain and the rain falling on the sunshine...”
― Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden