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 grave is the end
And I will never accept that
I have been set free from the chains that bind me.
I know
“Death has lost its victory”
Is a lie, because there is no greater truth than this:
“Life is hopeless”
― Gena Showalter, Firstlife

“She knows too well what’s it like when people take one weakness and define you by it.”
― V.E. Schwab, Gallant

“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