Hilary

“Being surrounded by books was the closest she'd ever gotten to feeling like the member of a gang. The books had her back, and the nonfiction, at least, was ready to fight if necessary.”
― Abbi Waxman, The Bookish Life of Nina Hill

“302 phone number. Delaware. Truthfully, I didn't think they allowed anyone to live in Delaware anymore.”
― Meltzer, Brad

“I’m not leaving you. I promise.”

I know he believed it. Emuri’en’s strands of fate bound us, after all. Threads that transcended time and place, knotting us from one life to the next.

But threads could be cut, and the threads of fate were no exception.

For what was chaos but a knife slashing across the fabric of destiny?”
― Elizabeth Lim, The Dragon's Promise

“Books have a unique way of stopping time in a particular moment and saying: Let’s not forget this.”
― Dave Eggers