Rachel

“Words have given me wings when I’ve needed an escape. Books breathe life into the mundane and have brightened the darkest of days for me with merely some pretty prose and hope. Some of my favorite nights were when my candlestick melted and dawn chased away the night while I was lost in a maze of words and wonder.”
― Olivia Rose Darling, Fear the Flames

“And it didn't take long for him to realize that, having overcome the dream, his trauma was no longer a trauma, but a mark of his achievement.”
― Miye Lee, The DallerGut Dream Department Store

“When wielded properly, words have the power to cut someone down with more pain and precision than any sword.”
― Olivia Rose Darling, Fear the Flames

“What makes you feel you’re not free?” he asks to the breathless audience. “Whatever it is that has you bound—whether that is a place, a time, or an outdated belief around a physical disability... Please don’t dwell there. Instead, seek out the things that do bring you freedom.”
― Lee Mi-ye, The DallerGut Dream Department Store