Justine

“People who try to be nice are false. They’re liars. You should never force your behavior to be a certain way. You should just be. Maybe it’s not going to be nice, but at least it’ll be honest.”
― Veronica Rossi, Brooke

“It’s strange how you can know something—know the pointy, sharp truth—but still want to bend and blunt the edges so it fits better in your mind.”
― Veronica Rossi, Brooke

“She had no illusions of becoming a master knife fighter. This wasn’t the Realms, where a thought delivered a result. But she also knew she’d given herself a better chance. And in life, at least in her new life, chances were the best she could hope for. They were like her rocks. Imperfect and surprising and maybe better in the long run than certainties. Chances, she thought, were life.”
― Veronica Rossi, Under the Never Sky

“Imaging a world without fear. Was that possible? If there was no fear, how could there be comfort? Or courage?”
― Veronica Rossi, Under the Never Sky