Maren

“A sea roared inside her and made demands, but she waded it, she bobbed up, took a breath, and opened her eyes to the cold winter morning. Then she rose because the day was there, the world was there, and she wanted to be part of it.”
― Silvia Moreno-Garcia, The Beautiful Ones

“Fate would not have the reputation it has, if it simply did what it seemed it would do.”
― Amor Towles, A Gentleman in Moscow

“We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”
― E.M. Forster

“Real life was something happening in her peripheral vision.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl