Bridget

“She was right, and he knew it. But in his heart, he knew that even if he never saw her again for the rest of his life, it would never be over. She would always be his queen.”
― Danielle L. Jensen, The Traitor Queen

“You won’t understand what I mean now, but someday you will: the only trick of friendship, I think, is to find people who are better than you are—not smarter, not cooler, but kinder, and more generous, and more forgiving—and then to appreciate them for what they can teach you, and to try to listen to them when they tell you something about yourself, no matter how bad—or good—it might be, and to trust them, which is the hardest thing of all. But the best, as well.”
― Hanya Yanagihara, A Little Life

“I heard you call my name," she whispered. "I heard you order me to fight."

"First damned time you ever listened."

She smiled, but sadness swelled in her chest. "Don't get used to it.”
― Danielle L. Jensen, The Bridge Kingdom

“We had the stars, you and I. And this is given once only.”
― André Aciman, Call Me by Your Name