Alivia

“You've been attacked, violated, tormented, left on the streets to starve. The odds you face are impossible. If you continue down this path, you'll die. Why won't you just give up?”
She stared. Was that a thing people did - just gave up? When there was so much in the world to love, to fight for? “I cannot,” she said fiercely. “I never will.”
― Margaret Rogerson, Sorcery of Thorns

“But handsome is as handsome does, as we say in the Shire; and I daresay we shall all look much the same after lying for days in hedges and ditches.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien

“Look at me! I'm big! I'm strong! I'm a superior example of froghood and capable of protecting us both!”
― E.D. Baker, The Frog Princess

“If a man truly loves,....He does not consider the obstacles, the restrictions, the reasons why his choice may be flawed or impratical. He gives no heed to what others may think. His heart has no room for that, for it is filled to the brim with the unutterable truth of his feelings.”
― Juliet Marillier, Cybele's Secret