Olivia

“None of this had been fated; none of it foretold. There had been no prophecies of a demon king or a dragon queen, a one-eyed Tailor, Heartrender twins. They were just the people who had shown up and managed to survive.
But maybe that was the trick of it: to survive, to dare to stay alive, to forge your own hope when all hope had run out.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Rule of Wolves

“I’m afraid of loving you for our entire lives, and then having to say goodbye.”
― Emily Henry, People We Meet on Vacation

“You push us away, keep us at arm's distance so that you won't mourn us. But you'll mourn us anyway. That's the way love works.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Rule of Wolves

“In fact, she was both my first and second words: Umma, then Mom. I called to her in two languages. Even then I must have known that no one would ever love me as much as she would.”
― Michelle Zauner, Crying in H Mart