Sail

“Our life settled into a pulse, a heartbeat, a collection of breaths. In the silence between them, I memorized the cadence of Max's barefoot steps padding down the hallways at night, the way one single muscle in his throat twitched when he was stressed, the whisper of a laugh that always followed one of my quips (however unfunny). I learned that one side of his smile aways started first - the left side, a fraction of a second before the right - and that he loved ginger tea above all else and the list of things he wasn't made for.
And, in turn, he quietly memorized me, too. I knew he did, because one day I realized he had long ago stopped asking me how I took my tea and we mysteriously always had a never-ending stock of raspberries, even though I knew he didn't like them.”
― Carissa Broadbent, Daughter of No Worlds

“It is the first day of November and so, today, someone will die.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, The Scorpio Races

“It's easy to die for someone," I said, "but it is so much more valuable to live. I do not give you permission to fail if I fail.”
― Carissa Broadbent, Daughter of No Worlds

“You were the one who wanted to save the world,” he said, quietly. “I just wanted to save you.”
― Carissa Broadbent, Children of Fallen Gods