Teresa

“But that's also a form of barbarism, the absence of fear for oneself.”
― Svetlana Alexievich, Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster

“It is hard to explain the savagery of hope.”
― Holly Black, The Stolen Heir

“Sometimes life gives us the terrible gift of our own wishes come true.”
― Holly Black, The Stolen Heir

“Why does anyone want anyone else? [...] We do not love because people deserve it - nor would I want to be loved because I was the most deserving of some list of candidates. I want to be loved for my worst self as well as my best. I want to be forgiven my flaws.”
― Holly Black, The Prisoner’s Throne