Claire

“That’s how you get deathless, volchitsa. Walk the same tale over and over, until you wear a groove in the world, until even if you vanished, the tale would keep turning, keep playing, like a phonograph, and you’d have to get up again, even with a bullet through your eye, to play your part and say your lines.”
― Catherynne M. Valente, Deathless

“Don't feel bad for one moment about doing what brings you joy.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Thorns and Roses

“I have a whole life to tell; I have nothing left to lose and few to offend.”
― Lisa See, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

“Of all the ways to die, only a fool chooses pride.”
― V.E. Schwab, A Conjuring of Light