Mare

“There's things that happen in a person's life that are so scorched in the memory and burned into the heart that there's no forgetting them.”
― John Boyne

“The main shift, you see, is from placing self at the center of our thoughts to putting others there. It is-what do you say?-a paradox that the more we can focus our thoughts on the well-being of others, the happier we become. The first one to benefit is oneself. I call this being wisely selfish.”
― David Michie, The Dalai Lama's Cat

“I always wanted an eccentric daughter . I just never realized how well my evil plans were working.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, The Raven Boys

“Remember the quiet wonders. The world has more need of them than it has for warriors.”
― Charles de Lint, Moonheart