Charvi

“I like to think that, the more I stand out of the way, the more Sappho shows through. This is an amiable fantasy (transparency of self) within which most translators labor. If light appears,

'not ruining the eyes (as Sappho says)
but strengthening, nourishing and watering,'
- Aelius Aristides Orations

we undo a bit of cloth.”
― Anne Carson, If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho

“I do not have endless patience," Balekin growls.
"Cultivate it," Cardan says, and with a small bow, he navigates us away from Balekin and Madoc.”
― Holly Black, The Cruel Prince

“The world was beautiful, and she was so grateful to be in it.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A ​Court of Silver Flames

“Your story is worth telling, you know.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A ​Court of Silver Flames