Monica

“He was using the word ‘heartbreaker’ to mean ‘beautiful,’ ” she told her daughter, “because people want things that are beautiful, and are sad if they can’t have them. But no one is required to love someone else. No one’s entitled to your love or attention.”
― Tracy Sierra, Nightwatching

“Now I’m like you, Mom.” “How, baby?” Her eyes stayed locked on Colt. “We both have brothers out here.”
― Rebecca Yarros, The Last Letter

“We are imperfect people made that way by an imperfect world, and we don’t always get a say in what shapes us.”
― Rebecca Yarros, The Last Letter

“Einstein said, “The weak revenge. The strong forgive. The intelligent ignore.” Fuck that. Einstein wasn’t always right. Revenge is a dish best served cold… Now that I agree with. It means they forget you’re coming for them, and their screams sound so much prettier when the time finally comes.”
― S.T. Abby, The Risk