Samantha

“The notion that fantasy is only for the immature rises from an obstinate misunderstanding of both maturity and the imagination.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin, The Books of Earthsea

“She says it's too easy to call people evil instead of their choices and that lets people justify making evil choices. Because they convince themselves that it's okay because they're still good people overall inside their own heads. And yes, fine. But I think that after a certain number of evil choices, it's reasonable shorthand to decide that someone's an evil person who oughtn't have the chance to make any more choices. And the more power someone has, the less slack they ought to be given.”
― Naomi Novik, A Deadly Education

“There was only me to save me, because no one else cared.”
― Naomi Novik, A Deadly Education

“Manage it, escape it, or grow with it. Pain, I mean.” I noticed the fire didn’t reflect in his eyes. “But you can’t forget it. Even if you could, you would lose the strength it gave you. There is always strength in pain. It’s small and it’s hidden, but it’s always there.”
― Charlie N. Holmberg, Star Mother