Alealea

“She felt for a moment like an actor in the middle of a scene, and her tiny internal director was standing just off-camera waving his arms at her and shouting, "Cue the kiss. Do it, do it!”
― Ann McMan, Jericho

“- L'ours et l'homme se disputent un territoire. Qui a raison ?
- Le chat qui les observe.”
― Pierre Bottero

“How was she meant to let go ?
Sometimes, instead of having a single daughter, it felt as if she were grieving the loss of hundreds. The baby that clung to her little finger. The toddler who squealed with delight at her first steps. The small girl who said "I love you" for the first time with no ceremony and without realising it almost broke Maggie's heart with joy. The teenager who broke down when she needed Mum one last time. It was like her daughter disappeared over and over again. All those incredible people who Maggie would never meet again, some of whom were remembered only by her. And she felt colossal loneliness at the realisation.”
― Clare Ashton, The Goodmans

“Humans’ preoccupation with ‘being happy’ was something he had never been able to figure out. No sapient could sustain happiness all of the time, just as no one could live permanently within anger, or boredom, or grief.”
― Becky Chambers, The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet