David Jin

“When a mother loses a daughter, she grieves over the future that her daughter will never have, but she can take solace in memories of close-knit days. But when your daughter runs away, it is the fond memories that have been laid to rest; and your daughter's future, alive and well, recedes from you like a wave drawing out to sea.”
― Amor Towles, Rules of Civility

“Emily Post says that talking about oneself isn't very polite.' 'I'm sure Miss Post is perfectly correct, but that doesn't seem to stop the rest of us.”
― Amor Towles, Rules of Civility

“I loved you before I ever met you. I will love you until the sun dies. And when it does, I will love you in the darkness.”
― Pierce Brown, Iron Gold