Srutokirti

“Because caring was a thing with claws. It sank them in, and didn't let go. Caring hurt more than a knife to the leg, more than a few broken ribs, more than anyth.ing that bled or broke and healed again. Caring didn't break you clean. It was a bone that didn't set, a cut that wouldn't close.”
― Victoria Schwab

“Hold my hand in yours, and we will not fear what hands like ours can do.”
― Danny P. Jackson, The Epic of Gilgamesh

“If he can still piss her off, then it’s a whole lot better than indifference.”
― Melina Marchetta, The Piper's Son

“I don’t hold a grudge. I cradle it. I coddle it. I feed it fine cuts of meat and send it to the best schools. I nurture my grudges, Rollins.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Crooked Kingdom