Paper Trees

“No, Sydney,” he said. “I need you to stay here.” “Why?” she asked. “Because you don’t think I’m a bad person,” he said. “And I don’t want to prove you wrong.”
― V.E. Schwab, Vicious

“The next time you point a gun at someone, make sure you’re ready to pull the trigger.”
― V.E. Schwab, Vengeful

“God is bigger than our sins. God wants you as you are- stumbling, sinning, confused. All He asks of us is love- live for Him, love for others, and love for ourselves. He asks us to lay down our lives- not to live like ascetics, devoid of any pleasure or joy, but to give Him our lives so that he may increase our joy and increase our love.”
― Sierra Simone, Priest

“Fascinating, isn't it, how often heroic and foolish turn out to be one and the same.”
― Marissa Meyer, Heartless