Abby Chandos

“They can’t afford to think in the past because the past doesn’t matter anymore—it’s a distraction. A waste of time. They can’t afford to think in the future because the future is too terrifying, too painful—if they let their minds wander there, they may never return.”
― Stacy Willingham, A Flicker in the Dark

“I had become used to Charlie’s fascination with arcane bullshit. He’d bring books on magic and demonology in to school, but I always thought it was more to be seen reading them than out of any genuine interest—that it was part of a persona he liked to cultivate.”
― Alex North, The Shadows

“Maybe it’s better to have gotten it right and been happy for one day instead of living a lifetime of wrongs.”
― Adam Silvera, They Both Die at the End

“I collapse back onto the floor, thinking about how it’s do or die now. Not even that. Do, and then die.”
― Adam Silvera, They Both Die at the End