Kiara

“Nostalgia is the bittersweet acceptance of all we were and what we’ll never be again.”
― C.L. Miller, The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder

“I consider haste a sin. I can appreciate the patience it takes to wait for something. To wait until it’s ripened to perfection.”
― I.V. Ophelia, Fruit of the Flesh

“I don’t want you to get hurt,” Lore whispered, tears burning at the backs of her eyes. Mari gently pushed her hair behind her ear. “That’s half of what love is, mouse,” she murmured. “Learning to live with fear. Deciding it’s worth it.”
― Hannah F. Whitten, The Hemlock Queen

“I know what you desire, and it’s not just your Princess, and it’s certainly not peace. Why do you think you first tried to raise the dead? Because you cared so much, or because you wanted to know if you could? To test your mettle? You don’t fear becoming nothing in death, but being nothing in life, and times of peace are not conducive to greatness.”
― Marianne Gordon, The Gilded Crown