Annalia

“You may not be behind bars anymore, but you're still in that cage. And I think part of you wants to stay in there because you're afraid. But I think another part of you, the part you repress, is ready to be free.”
― Raven Kennedy, Glint

“I guess it’s time.”
While Cress’s thoughts continued to churn through the horrible things that could happen to her, she felt herself being suddenly spun around and dipped backward, a supportive arm scooping beneath her back. She yelped and caught herself on Thorne’s shoulder.
Then he was kissing her.”
― marissa meyer, Cress

“Keep your gods and goddesses on their pedestals if you want, but the rituals, the rules, the isolation? You know that isn’t really from them, right? That’s written by mortals. Men, mostly. We have a bad habit of locking up people who scare us, and the thing that scares men with power most is a woman with more of it.”
― Emily Thiede, This Vicious Grace

“No matter how hopeless I feel, there's always a little more hope inside me. No matter how faithless I think I am, there is always something to believe in.”
― Lexi Ryan, These Hollow Vows