Kathy

“I'm sick to death of lords and kings and emperors. What do they do but play games and let their people pay the price in blood?”
― Julie C. Dao, Forest of a Thousand Lanterns

“Your people, your guards – they’re nothing more than killers, rapists, and thieves. The only difference between them and criminals is the uniforms they wear.”
― Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone

“I can plan and fix and plot and schedule and dream all the fuck I want, and it will still come unraveled no matter what I do.”
― Erin Hahn, More Than Maybe

“I don’t think I deserve him.”

Audrey shrugged. “Probably not. But he doesn’t deserve you, either. Maybe that’s why you’re perfect for each other.”

“Do you think it could last?”

“Who cares?”

“I care.”

Audrey sucked up her drink and tossed the empty cup onto the ground. There was no way we were going to be able to hide the fact that we’d had a party from Mom. Fuck it.

“You like bacon, right?” Audrey asked.

“Duh.”

“So, when you’re offered bacon for breakfast, do you refuse because you’re worried about what’s going to happen when it’s gone?”

“No.”

“No!” Audrey smacked me in the chest. “You eat that bacon and you love it because it’s delicious. You don’t fret over whether you’ll ever have bacon again. You just eat the bacon.” Audrey stood in front of me and held my face between her hands. Her expression was so solemn that it was difficult not to laugh. “Eat the bacon, Henry.”
― Shaun David Hutchinson, We Are the Ants