Janine

“I hugged him without any kind of fear or self-consciousness, fiercely, with a rush of emotion that almost brought tears to my eyes.
"I could kiss you!" Chubs cried.
"Please don't!" I gasp out, feeling his arms tighten around my ribs to the point of cracking them.”
― Alexandra Bracken, The Darkest Minds

“Ruby,
I lied before. I would have run.
—CG”
― Alexandra Bracken, The Darkest Minds

“Many people lose the small joys in the hope for the big happiness.”
― Pearl S. Buck