Amy

“The oldest fears were the most powerful. If there were gods, he thought for sure that the first and greatest—and evilest—would be the god of darkness. Light required effort. Light was a struggle. But the dark was easy, and it had existed before all else and would be there to envelop the universe in its smothering cloak when the last dim stars guttered out at the end of time.”
― Christopher Paolini, Fractal Noise

“Your hubris intrigues me, and I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.”
― Christopher Paolini, To Sleep in a Sea of Stars

“When someone is telling you their story over and over again, they're trying to figure something out, processing aloud the jumble of emotions we carry, and then feeling witnessed and held in this way can be deeply therapeutic to our nervous system.”
― Ellen Vora, The Anatomy of Anxiety: Understanding and Overcoming the Body's Fear Response

“Despite herself, Kira felt sad, and she allowed herself to feel that sadness, to acknowledge her loss and give the emotion the respect it deserved.”
― Christopher Paolini, To Sleep in a Sea of Stars