lillian horton

“There had been a time when words had been the only place he could find solace. No book ever lost patience with him or told him to sit still. When his tutors had thrown up their hands in frustration, it was the library that had taught Nikolai military history, strategy, chemistry, astronomy. Each spine had been an open door away whispering, Come in, come in. Here is the land you’ve never seen before. Here is a place to hide when you’re frightened, to play when you’re bored, to rest when the world seems unkind.”
― Leigh Bardugo, King of Scars

“Maybe this is what men are like, or maybe this is how the two of them have chosen to be. Maybe they can choose to be different.”
― Julie Cohen, Louis & Louise

“They would build a new world together. But first they had to burn the old one down.”
― Leigh Bardugo, King of Scars

“all we have is people, people with their messy indefinites, their changes and inconsistencies, their desires and fears, their acts that echo down the years and change the world.”
― Julie Cohen, Louis & Louise