Sam

“You can't leave me alone," she said, following him into the living room.
"Yes," he corrected, "I can. You'll be perfectly safe."
"The front door's off!"
"Well, yes. You'll be perfectly safe as long as they don't come through the front door.”
― Derek Landy, Skulduggery Pleasant

“The whole town was like this, a mix of old and new, familiar and not. The things that had changed seemed out of place, and the things that had remained the same made Charlie feel out of place.”
― Scott Cawthon, The Silver Eyes

“Thoughts are ephemeral, they evaporate in the moment they occur, unless they are given action and material form. Wishes and intentions, the same. Meaningless, unless they impel you to one choice or another, some deed or course of action, however insignificant. Thoughts that lead to action can be dangerous. Thoughts that do not, mean less than nothing.”
― Ann Leckie, Ancillary Justice

“It’s okay,” I say.
He laughs. A dry bark. “That might be the one thing that isn’t. Okay.”
“No. I mean, it’s okay that you’re not okay. Whatever you’re feeling is okay.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Carry On