Jessica

“You can't buy happiness, but it's Sunday, it's August, the seas are working, your passport is valid, and your tooth doesn't hurt – that's enough for the wise.”
― Djura Kelj, Mir More Ljubav

“She curled her fingers in under the blood-slick straps of his armour.
His cracked leather gloves caught on her hair.
'You don’t have to kill if you don’t like it,' Key promised. 'I’ll kill them for you.'
'Kill who?'
Against her hair, she felt his mouth curve. 'Everyone.”
― Sarah Rees Brennan, Long Live Evil

“And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.”
― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

“All you can do, Rosemary – all any of us can do – is work to be something positive instead. That is a choice that every sapient must make every day of their life. The universe is what we make of it. It’s up to you to decide what part you will play.”
― Becky Chambers, The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet