Dani

“The second issue is that I don’t think any of us wants to visit the Plushy Palace today, so being blown or sucked into the portal is a no-go. In the end, Bumper chooses anchor positions fifteen yards from the portal wall. “If we get down to a hundred feet and we’re still too far away,” he yells above the energy field’s sound. “Then we can always swing in.” I nod in appreciation of his conservative approach. Already the two climbing ropes are curving in toward the ring. But their ends are playing in the water, which means that’s where we’ll be falling if this all goes south. Better to die on Earth than on another planet, I always say. Sure, ya do, Pat.”
― Christopher Hopper, Ruins of the Earth

“This, I think, is what it is to dream, and I finally understand why Mom could never give it up, why my authors can’t give it up, and I’m happy for them, because this wanting, it feels good, like a bruise you need to press on, a reminder that there are things in life so valuable that you must risk the pain of losing them for the joy of briefly having them.”
― Emily Henry, Book Lovers