Meg(z)han

“Rise, red as the dawn!”
― Victoria Aveyard, War Storm

“You did almost everything the Scarlet Guard and Montfort asked. Gave up everything they wanted. Except that." He points at the crown still nestled on my head "Why? If you knew you would never be able to keep it?"

My answer sounds foolish, like it comes from a child. I say it anyway. "This is my father's crown."

"But the crown is not your father," he says quickly, rising to his feet. In two strides he has me by the shoulder, and his voice softens, "It isn't your mother either. And it won't bring either of them back.”
― Victoria Aveyard, War Storm

“Although she could not put it to words, as you or I would, her hand grasping The Stranger's hand asked a question, "Who are you?" And into her eager little palm the word came back "T-E-A-C-H-E-R.”
― Lorena A. Hickok, The Story of Helen Keller

“Without thinking, I say what I really mean. "I miss her."
He responds in kind. "So do I."
We're talking about two different people, but the sentiment is the same. He looks down at his hands, as if ashamed of the love he feels for someone he cannot have. I know what that agony is like. What an anchor it is. How it will eventually drown us both.”
― Victoria Aveyard, War Storm