Siobhan

“Say that his power lies in words and looks; in things so slight and insignificant that it is impossible to add and count 'em up: What then? The happiness he gives is quite as great as if it cost a fortune.”
― Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol / The Chimes / The Cricket on the Hearth

“Songs choose their hour and their own season. When your tune’s tin, there is a reason. The tone of a tune is your heart’s mettle, and there’s no clear water from a muddy well. All you can do is let the silt settle, or you’ll sound sour as a broken bell.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man's Fear

“Trauma does that, I thought. It’s an explosion with your heart at the center. It changes everything all at once.”
― Matt Dinniman, The Butcher's Masquerade

“There aren’t many wounds that ever heal all the way, and there are some that hurt more with every day that passes.”
― Joe Abercrombie, Last Argument of Kings