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“Suchi knew now that home wasn't a place. It wasn't moments that could be pinned down. It was people, people who share the same ghosts as you, folks long gone, places long disappeared. People who knew you, saw you, loved you. When those people were far-flung, your home was too. And when those people were gone, home lived on inside of you.”
― Karissa Chen, Homeseeking

“You think you know hardship, but men have a gift for finding new ways to make women suffer.”
― Leigh Bardugo, The Familiar

“Did I ever tell you the moment I realized I was in love with you?' [...] 'It was when you came and met me at school one afternoon. It had been raining. And of course, I hadn't brought an umbrella, even though I'm sure my mother had warned me to. But then there you were. Waiting for me with an umbrella in your hand. Despite the fact that you were so often absent-minded when it came to yourself, you knew me well enough to know I wouldn't have brought one. You were the first person apart from my family to care for me like that. [...] I thought to myself, This is someone who will do this for me for the rest of our lives. And I could see all the umbrellas you would bring me, a line of them stretching into infinity, the skin of your palm on their handles becoming more creased over time, your hair turning thinner and grayer.”
― Karissa Chen, Homeseeking

“And you're not afraid...of the devil? Of his minions? "Fear men, Luzia," he said. "Fear their ambition and the crimes they commit in its service. But don't fear magic or what you may do with it.”
― Leigh Bardugo, The Familiar