Ajna

“It began as all things did: a girl on the shore, terrified and desirous.”
― Ava Reid, A Study in Drowning

“He showed me his scars, and in return he let me pretend that I had none.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

“Your life would be happier if you didn’t know.” “Knowledge is power.” “And ignorance is bliss.”
― Krystal Sutherland, House of Hollow: The haunting New York Times bestseller

“I would come for you,” he said, and when he saw the wary look she shot him, he said it again. “I would come for you. And if I couldn’t walk, I’d crawl to you, and no matter how broken we were, we’d fight our way out together—knives drawn, pistols blazing. Because that’s what we do. We never stop fighting.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Crooked Kingdom