Katie Applebaum

“Love and loss,” he said, “are like a ship and the sea. They rise together. The more we love, the more we have to lose. But the only way to avoid loss is to avoid love. And what a sad world that would be.”
― V.E. Schwab, A Conjuring of Light

“I'd rather die on an adventure than live standing still.”
― V.E. Schwab, A Darker Shade of Magic

“What kind of man was this, I wondered, who is so beloved, so missed, that the mere mention of his death would make them cry forty-two years after he was preached into the sky?”
― Rick Bragg, Ava's Man

“They lived, though simply, richly, if rich means a good cup of coffee.”
― Rick Bragg, Ava's Man