Yanna

“My life is grey, straight-lined, an inevitable path of compass points and marching orders. All charcoal. But she's spiraling colour. She's fireworks. Sunsets. Dawn skies in flame. She could scatter like light and end up anywhere.”
― Joanna Hathaway, Dark of the West

“It is hard to look into someone's eyes. Even when you love them, it is difficult to sustain it, for the sense of being seen through.”
― Meg Mason, Sorrow and Bliss

“Abuse can feel like love.”
“Abuse can feel like love…Why?”
Damon remained so still it didn’t look like he was breathing. He looked at the teacher, unwavering. “Starving people will eat anything.”
― Penelope Douglas, Nightfall

“Because in that whole place, you were the only one who looked at me like I was a person and not a nuisance. Because when I looked at you I could see adventure hiding behind your eyes. Because you gave me a tomato, even when you shouldn’t have.”
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“I did it because you were so kind and caged, and I wanted to see you kind and free.”
― Scarlett Gale, His Secret Illuminations