Winterfae *spiro, spero*

“I will say that you were Olivia, that you were your own self throughout.  That you were courageous and you were good.  And…And being good can be so much harder that just being brave.  Let them love you for your courage.  I love your goodness best.”
― R. Lee Smith, Olivia

“We will stand bravely with you! Malcolm announced. Catarina looked darkly at him, and he quailed. Well, we will stand bravely near you. Or at least within earshot. Maia gave him a hard look. So no guarantees, basically? Malcolm shrugged. Warlocks are independent. And hard to get hold of. Like cats, but with fewer tails. Well, there are some tails. I don't have one myself -”
― Cassandra Clare, City of Heavenly Fire

“. . . death isn’t anything I need to be afraid of. I’m not a perfect man. But I think I’m a good man. I’ve lived a hell of a life, even with all the heartache. Millie told me once that the ability to devastate is what makes a song beautiful. Maybe that’s what makes life beautiful too. The ability to devastate. Maybe that’s how we know we’ve lived. How we know we’ve truly loved.”

“The ability to devastate,” I repeated. And my voice broke. If that wasn’t a perfect description of the agony of love, I didn’t know what was.”
― Amy Harmon, The Song of David

“Or maybe it's just that beautiful things are so easily broken by the world.' - Jocelyn”
― Cassandra Clare, City of Fallen Angels