DME

“What hurts you cleaves my heart,” he said softly. “Ye ken that, aye?”
― Diana Gabaldon, Go Tell the Bees that I Am Gone

“Death unmoors you. Suddenly, the person is just gone. Their plans, their dreams, all of it vanishes overnight. Everything is undone.”
― Melanie Karsak, Queen of Ash and Iron

“Nonna cupped my face tenderly, her brown eyes watering. “Love is the most powerful magic. Above all else, remember that. It will always guide you where you need to go.” She dropped her hands and stepped back. “Now go, bambina. Go be brave. Your heart will conquer darkness. Trust in that.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Kingdom of the Wicked

“Do you want to know exactly what’s hiding in that light at the end of the tunnel? Well, I’ll tell you. That’s your legs working again after months of physical therapy. That’s the medication readjusting the chemicals in your brain after you took a razor to your wrist. That’s the bronze A.A. chip after a year of painful sobriety. That’s the warm tickle in your stomach when you find love again after a messy divorce.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, June First