Khadija

“We are not all born at once, but by bits. The body first, and the spirit later... Our mothers are racked with the pains of our physical birth; we ourselves suffer the longer pains of our spiritual growth.”
― Mary Austin

“So you keep your ocean, I'll take the Lake.”
― Colleen Hoover, Slammed

“One must always be careful of books," said Tessa, "and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

“Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.”
― Alexander Pope