Sarah

“And then they were inside, and out of the wind, and surrounded by comforting walls and walls of books. The rich, delightful smell of old paper, leather and ink permeated the place, washing away the pettier odours of blood and oil and smog.”
― Genevieve Cogman, The Invisible Library

“Writers cannot protect their readers from themselves, nor should they be expected to.”
― Roxane Gay, Bad Feminist

“I wanted so much to live. I wanted so much to stay and not to leave. In a moment no answer would matter to me, but just the same, I wanted to know what I guess any dying person wants to know.
"Answer this, Ellimist: Did I . . . did I make a difference? My life, and my . . . my death . . . was I worth it? Did my life really matter?"
"Yes," he said. "You were brave. You were strong. You were good. You mattered."
"Yeah. Okay, then. Okay, then.”
― K. A. Applegate

“We write in response to what we read and learn; and in the end we write out of our deepest selves.”
― Andrea Barrett