Rachel

“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

“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

“Because we are always expected to plaster a grin on our faces even when we don’t wish to. I used to do it so often, I stopped being able to tell when I was smiling for me or for someone else. So now, I don’t smile unless I’m one hundred percent sure it’s something I want to do, not something someone else wants me to do.”
― Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Apprentice to the Villain

“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