Maddie

“He felt heavy and light at the same time, and the world seemed sharp and beautiful even in a way that jade senses could not improve. There was an ache in his chest—some of the grief that had been arriving in pieces—but also relief, and love. Love for the life pumping through his heart and veins, love for those dear to him—the ones who were gone and the ones who remained, and love also for his city, for Janloon—a place as fierce and honest, as messy and proud and enduring as its Green Bone warriors.”
― Fonda Lee, Jade Legacy

“I’m sorry. This is not what I intended to say. What I meant to say is this: You’ll write more poems. They are not lost. You are the poetry.”
― Alice Winn, In Memoriam

“He is Icarus with wings of swan feathers, who chose to fly into the sun because it looked like a pretty boy.”
― C.G. Drews, Hazelthorn

“Worthy prince, I know't.”
― M.L. Rio, If We Were Villains