Arden

“Amren put a hand above Nesta's heart. "That's the key, isn't it? To know the darkness will always remain, but how you choose to face it, handle it... that's the most important part. To not let it consume. To focus upon the good, the things that fill you with wonder." She gestured to the stars zooming past. "The struggle with that darkness is worth it, just to see such things.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A ​Court of Silver Flames

“I never needed this race, or a hashtag, or the king to be a queen. I was born royalty. All I had to do was pick up my crown.”
― Leah Johnson, You Should See Me in a Crown

“I'll tell you a thousand stories, my love. We'll write the new endings, one by one.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Rule of Wolves

“He shoved me belowdecks, but not before I heard his parting words to Mal
—“I’ll be certain you hear it when I make her scream.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Shadow and Bone & Siege and Storm