Amber

“Cecily wondered at the damage that would do to one’s soul, to allow others to chip away at you, past the layers of defense, to gain acceptance.”
― Vanessa Chan, The Storm We Made

“You need something like a lifeline that's connecting you to hope. So that you don't go crazy. So that you can keep breathing when one day feels like ten years.

When basic instinct takes over instead of reason, maybe you need to believe in a concept like love to bear everything.”
― Keum Suk Gendry-Kim, Grass

“Weight stigma has been shown to pose a greater risk to your health than what you eat.”
― Christy Harrison, Anti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being, and Happiness Through Intuitive Eating

“I suppose you wish you’d won the war.” I raised an eyebrow. “Oh, Mr. Darcy-Witt,” I said, as if I were explaining something obvious to a child. “No one wins a war.”
― John Boyne, All the Broken Places