Tara van Beurden

“He'd kept every note she'd written him, and kept his three or four favourites in the envelope in his pocket, always. And the envelope was gone. [...]
"What's wrong?" said Hava, who was watching him with rising impatience.
What was wrong was that Giddon was realizing, with a bright white clarity he'd never had before, that a person did not keep notes like that from a friend, carrying them around like something precious, like treasure, for no reason. It wasn't normal, it wasn't a routine thing to do, and Giddon had never wanted to be Bitterblue's confidant and counselor when she searched for a husband. He'd loved her.”
― Kristin Cashore, Winterkeep

“...I am, without a doubt, not what my family hoped I would be.”
― Kristin Cashore, Winterkeep

“They’re stronger than me. But I’m stronger then the way they’re trying to make me feel.”
― Kristin Cashore, Winterkeep

“You should be far more concerned with your current trajectory than with your current results.”
― James Clear, Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones