Caitlin

“I thought I needed protection, back then. Now I think you're like the gun my mother bought after my father disappeared. A powerful symbol, but meaningless. What's the point of a gun if you don't shoot it?”
― Chelsea Pitcher, This Lie Will Kill You

“My greatest wish for humanity is not for peace or comfort or joy. It is that we all still die a little inside every time we witness the death of another. For only the pain of empathy will keep us human.”
― Neal Shusterman, Scythe

“knowledge is like any other treasure: it can be hoarded. It can be stolen. It can be scattered to the winds. And worst of all, it can inspire greed of a particularly poisonous kind.”
― Rachel Caine, Ash and Quill

“We are only the most visible casualties of a silent war, and as they lock collars on our necks and tell us it is for our protection, we know that worse will come.”
― Rachel Caine, Ink and Bone