R.a. Summers

“Peter Lake had no illusions about mortality. He knew that it made everyone perfectly equal, and that the treasures of the earth were movement, courage, laughter, and love. The wealthy could not buy these things. On the contrary, they were for the taking.”
― Mark Helprin, Winter's Tale

“When you reach the stars, boy, yes, and live there forever, all the fears will go, and Death himself will die.”
― Ray Bradbury, The Halloween Tree

“She offered herself to the big, bad wolf and didn't scream when he took the first bite.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Wintergirls

“You endure what is unbearable, and you bear it. That is all.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Princess