Joan Tsaprali

“Being next to him like this made me feel as though everything really would be okay. Not because he’d fix things for me, but because I was reminded of the good in my life and why I had to fight for it. I won’t admit defeat again.”
― Richelle Mead, The Emerald Sea

“If you're on the path of right, and someone crosses it with wrong, you don't need to turn. Build a bridge over their path and continue on your way.”
― Richelle Mead, The Emerald Sea

“I'm coming back, Nahri," he promised. "You're my Banu Nahida. This is my city." His expression was defiant. "Nothing will keep me from either of you.”
― S.A. Chakraborty, The City of Brass

“Love has a sound. It sounds like a thousand heartbeats happening at the same time. It sounds like the rush of a waterfall or the still of the world at daybreak. You can hear it at night, lulling you to sleep, and, in the middle of your darkest days, it breaks through like a laugh. “The thing is, some of us have been taught to listen for it, so when it comes, it’s all too easy to hear over the noise. For others, there are too many other sounds drowning it out. For them, it takes longer. But when it finally breaks through, it’s a symphony.”
― Kiera Cass, A Thousand Heartbeats