Marissa Dai
https://www.goodreads.com/marissadai
People thought that being one of a kind made you special. No, it just made you lonely. What was special was belonging with someone else.
“At its core, the idea of purpose is the idea that what we do matters to people other than ourselves.”
― Grit
― Grit
“Even when this world is a forgotten whisper of dust between the stars, I will always love you.”
― Empire of Storms
― Empire of Storms
“For she had come to feel that it was the only thing worth saying--what one felt. Cleverness was silly. One must simply say what one felt.”
― Mrs. Dalloway
― Mrs. Dalloway
“You could rattle the stars," she whispered. "You could do anything, if only you dared. And deep down, you know it, too. That’s what scares you most.”
― Throne of Glass
― Throne of Glass
“Let’s go rattle the stars.”
― Queen of Shadows
― Queen of Shadows
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