Brittany Kachine

“You don’t know that glass is broken if you don’t hear it break. Even when you see it, it still doesn’t fully register in your mind. But when you step on it, oh, then you feel it. That’s the moment of truth. Feeling is how reality makes itself known. Pain is its ultimate manifestation.”
― Iliana Xander, Love, Mom

“Do you know what pains me most, Aelin?” Maeve’s words were soft as a lover’s. “It’s that you believe I’m the villain in this.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Kingdom of Ash

“This was wrong. How did they end up here, on the ground, in nothing but bits of fabric, folded around each other? He was her enemy. She was in love with someone else.”
― Alex Aster, Skyshade

“No one controls your destiny. Even at the very worst—there is always choice.”
― Gregory Maguire, Wicked: Everyone Deserves the Chance to Fly