Natali

“I love it when you say my name,” he says. “I don’t even know why.”
“Warner isn’t your name,” I point out. “Your name is Aaron.”
His smile is wide, so wide. “God, I love that.”
"Your name?”
“Only when you say it.”
“Aaron? Or Warner?”
His eyes close. He tilts his head back against the wall. Dimples.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Unravel Me

“Not long ago, the city patrols would have arrested him on sight. Now, he’s leaving the Republic as their champion, to be celebrated and remembered for a lifetime.”
― Marie Lu, Champion

“Day will move on and live his life. So will I. We will be okay. Someday, perhaps in the far and distant future, we'll find each other again.”
― Marie Lu, Champion

“How can you be ashamed of an attempt to be better?”
― Tahereh Mafi, Unravel Me