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“But Evangeline didn’t want love that made sense, she wanted love that made her feel, love that made her want to fight and hope for the impossible.”
― Stephanie Garber, The Ballad of Never After

“I hadn’t lied. It would be easy to fall in love with a male like him. But I wasn’t entirely sure that even with the hardships he’d encountered Under the Mountain, Tarquin could understand the darkness that might always be in me. Not only from Amarantha, but from years spent being hungry, and desperate. That I might always be a little bit vicious or restless. That I might crave peace, but never a cage of comfort.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury

“But there’s also a small voice in the back of my mind, a voice that tells me, “You will miss so much by being so guarded.”
― Rebecca Ross, Divine Rivals

“Mostly, I just want everyone to leave me alone.”
― Carissa Broadbent, Daughter of No Worlds