Emily

“our lives are short and shaped by circumstance, and maybe we can’t control most of what’s to come. But we can control how we feel. We can savor the sweetness of a blackberry scone, and the company of our friends, and the warmth of the summer wind at night, and be grateful for it. We can be nothing, and choose to be miserable about it, like you—or we can be nothing, but choose to be happy, and let that be purpose enough.”
― Julie Leong, The Teller of Small Fortunes

“Your magic knew exactly who you were. That’s why your spell was a shield, not a sword.”
― Sangu Mandanna, A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping

“Human beings deny other human beings’ humanity and call that power.”
― Tracy Deonn, Oathbound

“Greedy men collect what they cannot understand, and weak men destroy what they cannot control.”
― Tracy Deonn, Oathbound