Niah

“He was sensitive, so he had to be kind. I think of it whenever I see a young woman fawning all over a nerdy guy, some comedian or actor, thinking he couldn't ever be cruel because he's funny and he wears glasses. He's not conventionally hot, so he's not full of himself, so he'll be a good boyfriend, right?...Guys like that always seem to think they're Duckie from Pretty in Pink when they're actually Steff.”
― Mara Wilson, Where Am I Now?

“Elain had always been gentle and sweet—and I had considered it a different sort of strength. A better strength. To look at the hardness of the world and choose, over and over, to love, to be kind. She had been always so full of light. Perhaps”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Wings and Ruin

“There is no romance in real grief. Only longing and fury.”
― Roshani Chokshi, The Star-Touched Queen

“It is a strange thing to realize... but our failures so often place us where we need to be.”
― Jeff Loveness, Groot