Haley Wilder

“To my mind, faith is like being in the sun. When you are in the sun, can you avoid creating a shadow? Can you shake that area of darkness that clings to you, always shaped like you, as if constantly to remind you of yourself? You can’t. This shadow is doubt. And it goes wherever you go as long as you stay in the sun. And who wouldn’t want to be in the sun?”
― Yann Martel, Beatrice and Virgil

“My dear,
Find what you love and let it kill you.
Let it drain you of your all. Let it cling onto your back and weigh you down into eventual nothingness.
Let it kill you and let it devour your remains.
For all things will kill you, both slowly and fastly, but it’s much better to be killed by a lover.
~ Falsely yours”
― Kinky Friedman

“He thinks he'll be remembered as the villain in the story. But I forgot to tell him that the villain is usually the person who locks up the maiden and throws away the key. He was the one who let me out.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury

“Tariq, why are you doing this? Why are you fighting this battle?
"Because I love her," Tariq said without hesitation.
"But...why do you love her?"
"What kind of a ridiculous question--"
"It is not a ridiculous question. It is a very simple one. The difficulty lies within the answer. Why do you love her?"
"Because--" Tariq rubbed the back of his neck. "All of my most cherished memories are of her. I've suffered alongside her. And...we've laughed at nothing together."
Omar's hand fell from Tariq's shoulder. "A shared history does not entitle you to a future, my friend.”
― Renee Ahdieh, The Wrath and the Dawn