Ayesha

“Just... isn't giving up allowed sometimes? Isn't it okay to say, ‘This really hurts, so I’m going to stop trying’?”
“It sets a dangerous precedent.”
“For avoiding pain?”
“For avoiding life.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl

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

“He made her feel like more than the sum of her parts.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Eleanor & Park

“If we only fell in love with people who were perfect for us...then there wouldn't be so much fuss about love in the first place.”
― Amor Towles, Rules of Civility