Lucia

“It’s just...’ he drew off, his voice guttering out. ‘It’s scary, to know that someone might want to hurt you, or make you scared. You’re my person. My little one. My Sarge. And I’m supposed to protect you.’ ‘You do protect me,’ she said, holding his eyes. ‘Even when you’re not here.’ He was her life raft, her cornerstone for what good truly meant. Didn’t he know that?”
― Holly Jackson, As Good As Dead

“Of course I do. What do you guys want to be when you’re older?” “I do not dream of labor,” Baz said.”
― Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Where Sleeping Girls Lie

“That was the problem with love. It created blind spots in your mind. Bloodred flags were blocked out by high levels of dopamine and the trick of a gentlemanly smile.”
― Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Where Sleeping Girls Lie

“Shrek; that movie always makes life feel less like shit”
― Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Where Sleeping Girls Lie