Maggie

“I think the people we love can be cruel. Our love doesn't absolve them. Nor should it.
"What kind of person are you," Edei whispered, "if you love someone who is cruel?"
It was a question Io had often asked herself. She opened her mouth, closed it. Tried again. "You're someone who loves. That's it. That's the only part that's yours to give and yours to take.”
― Kika Hatzopoulou, Threads That Bind

“I did what any reasonable adult woman would do when confronted with her college rival turned next-door neighbor. I dove behind the nearest bookshelf.”
― Emily Henry, Beach Read

“It is hard to explain the savagery of hope.”
― Holly Black, The Stolen Heir

“I'm fine!" Percy yelled out as he ran by, followed by a giant screaming bloody murder.”
― Rick Riordan, The Son of Neptune