Dorothy

“Because I want to save you, Leda!” he said, and he looked disgusted with himself. “As if I’m a knight from a fairy tale and you’re a damsel in distress. I want to get you away from here, and cure your illness and keep you safe, away from Azaria and your father. But that is not how life works!” He let out a shuddering breath.”
― Ella Pyne, Counterpart

“The pain never goes away, Eber. You can mask it, until the mask becomes more toxic for you than what you're covering with it.”
― Ella Pyne, Conspirator

“Safe does not mean happy, does not mean well, does not mean kind.”
― V.E. Schwab, Gallant

“As much as I don't want to get their hopes up, I do want to get their hopes up. Hope empowers. It's the reason we wake and the reason we rise. The reason we keep moving forward.”
― Gena Showalter, Firstlife