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“Buy an atlas and keep it by the bed—remember you can go anywhere.”
― Joanna Lumley

“It's easier to be who you want to be when you aren't trying to be who everyone thinks you are”
― Ashley Poston

“Maybe that's why superheroes wore capes. Maybe they weren't capes at all, but safety blankets, like the one Aru kept at the bottom of her bed and pulled up under her chin before she went to sleep. Maybe superheroes just tied their blankies around their necks so they'd have a little bit of comfort wherever they went. Because honestly? Saving the world was scary. No harm admitting that.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the End of Time

“I'm being forced to challenge ideas that have kept me safe for so long. There's an entire library of information in my head, and suddenly I can't decide if any of it is worth reading.”
― Louise Gornall, Under Rose-Tainted Skies