Kat

“His life is narrower than the one he once hoped for, but he’s made his peace with that. He understands that narrowing is the natural order of things.”
― Stephen King, If It Bleeds

“Yeah, well, what's the point of sailing free, choosing your own horizon, if you won't choose what's right over what's easy?”
― Sarah Beth Durst, The Enchanted Greenhouse

“If you’re hurt, you’re hurt. It doesn’t matter if anyone else thinks you don’t have a good enough reason. Pain doesn’t require approval.”
― Sarah Beth Durst, The Enchanted Greenhouse

“Terlu flipped to the end to find a brief note about the authors: Kiela and Caz were the co-owners of a jam shop on the island of Caltrey. Kiela was formerly a librarian at the Great Library of Alyssium, where Caz, a sentient talking spider plant, had been her librarian assistant. She thanked her husband, Larran, as well as a list of friends. Caz thanked his partner, Meep.
Yarrow wrapped his arm around her shoulders.
She realized she was crying.
"He's okay," Terlu said. "I did the right thing.”
― Sarah Beth Durst, The Enchanted Greenhouse