Sloane

“If I asked you to catch me the moon with your bare hands, how would you do it?" she asked suddenly. Adil closed his eyes, and Karina could not stop staring at the way the gold light illuminated his dark skin.
"When the moon began to set, I'd wait with my hands beneath it until it sank right into them. And then I'd turn around and give it to you." He turned to his side and gave Karina a shy smile. "But that's a stupid answer, isn't it?”
― Roseanne A. Brown, A Song of Wraiths and Ruin

“I can't comprehend living to work, but then I'm afraid of working just to live.”
― Jessica George, Maame

“Don’t let the mistakes of your past dictate your future.”
― Roseanne A. Brown, A Psalm of Storms and Silence

“You're Christian Shu. Do you always believe in God?

Yeah, of course. Got To.

Why?

Because, she says. I can't carry on living believing human beings are as good as it gets. She looks at me.

We're the worst.”
― Jessica George, Maame