Maheen Masroor

“It’s like abusing a kid that’s been shit on his whole life. I’m not going to add to those bruises.”
― Krista Ritchie, Kiss the Sky

“I am a bad person trying very hard to be a good person.”
― Nora Sakavic, The Raven King

“My stepmother is not only powerful because the people fear her, she is powerful because she can make them love her when she needs them to. We think that if we choose to do only good, then we are only good. We can make people happy. We can offer tranquility or contentment or love, and that must be good. We do not see the falsehood becoming its own brand of cruelty.”
The ship trembled and their speed increased. Luna blurred beneath them.
“Once,” Winter continued, pushing the words out of her lungs. “Once I believed with all my heart that I was doing good. But I was wrong.”
― Marissa Meyer, Winter

“My mom was Sara Hale.

My dad was Jonathan Hale.

I was no one’s son.”
― Krista Ritchie, Hothouse Flower