Hanan A.S.

“The land - and everything on it - holds and nourishes, heals and comforts, melds one generation to the next.”
― Consuelo Saah Baehr, Three Daughters

“This boy--this stubborn, selfless, stupid boy--had given himself to the Mafia. He had handed control of his future over to the men they hated most in exchange for her life. For her safety. And he had done it so easily, so quickly, like he didn’t have to think about it at all…like sacrificing for her came just as naturally as breathing.”
― J.M. Darhower, Redemption

“Astronauts are inherently insane. And really noble.”
― Andy Weir, The Martian

“Depression is like a heaviness that you can’t ever escape. It crushes down on you, making even the smallest things like tying your shoes or chewing on toast seem like a twenty-mile hike uphill. Depression is a part of you; it’s in your bones and your blood.”
― Jasmine Warga, My Heart and Other Black Holes