Jade

“There will be times when standing alone feels too hard, too scary, and we’ll doubt our ability to make our way through the uncertainty. Someone, somewhere, will say, “Don’t do it. You don’t have what it takes to survive the wilderness.” This is when you reach deep into your wild heart and remind yourself, “I am the wilderness.”
― Brené Brown, Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone

“It is what I do. If you wish to thank me, do a kindness for someone in need.”
― Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Scion

“plots, true or false, are necessary things, to raise up commonwealths and ruin kings.”
― Joe Poyer, The Chinese Agenda

“I always thought you’d live underground somewhere, near the earth’s core,”
― Sally Thorne, The Hating Game