Heaven

“Our grief is for the same person, but our grief is not the same.”
― Tracy Deonn, Legendborn

“Oh, sure,” I joke, my voice trembling only slightly. His face is so close I can smell the shampoo he used this morning. See the fine lashes against his cheek. I’m scared to want him—but I want him anyway. My next words come out breathy and faint. “Damsel in distress activates your hero mode?”The passion in his voice, the breathless force of it, is enough to make me shiver. “You’re not a damsel to me, Bree. You’re a warrior. You’re strong and you’re beautiful and you’re brilliant and brave.” He presses his forehead against mine, his eyes squeezed shut, and takes a slow, ragged breath. “And I’d really like to kiss you.”
― Tracy Deonn, Legendborn

“Humans can’t truly be gifted with a mind to wonder and create and yet be forced to live in an endless cycle of money and work.”
― Tigest Girma, Immortal Dark

“The last thing I see is my mother, holding me still while she whispers, “I love you.”
― Tracy Deonn, Legendborn