Haley Wilder

“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

“In a healthy individual, a broken bone that has healed properly is strongest where it was once broken. You have not lost any life, Henry told himself. You will still get your fair share of years. Yet the quality of his life changed. Once you've been struck by violence, you acquire companions that never leave you entirely: Suspicion, Fear, Anxiety, Despair, Joylessness. The natural smile is taken from you and the natural pleasures you once enjoyed lose their appeal.”
― Yann Martel, Beatrice and Virgil

“I'd rather die on an adventure than live standing still.”
― V.E. Schwab, A Darker Shade of Magic

“In the twinkling of an eye a veil is lifted; and you see with other eyes and hear with other ears and are given another understanding.”
― G.B. Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page