Andrea

“But sometimes, people kick you to the ground at recess because they think the shape of your eyes is funny. They lunge at you because they see a vulnerable body. Or a different skin color. Or a different name. Or a girl. They think that you won't hit back - that you'll just lower your eyes and hide. And sometimes, to protect yourself, to make it go away, you do.

But sometimes, you find yourself standing in exactly the right position, wielding exactly the right weapon to hit back.”
― Marie Lu, Warcross

“Entire lives aren’t lessons, but there are lessons in lives.”
― Adam Silvera, They Both Die at the End

“I didn’t realize what had happened at the time. Why I felt like I could hear my heart echoing in my ears, or why I couldn’t stop smiling for days afterward. Looking back, I realized that was the first time Quinn Burnell stole a huge chunk of my heart.”
― Ella Fields, Suddenly Forbidden

“Zooming in on it only makes it blurrier.”
― Marie Lu, Warcross