Morgan

“it was something I didn’t like to touch or talk about. Loneliness often brought with it a heavy, coarse blanket of shame, and a cloak constructed of embarrassment.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash

“Only a few paces in, the darkness became absolute. The stone was around her and she felt the weight of the mountain as if it were pressing on her head. A feeling both unsettling and comforting, something remembered from long ago, the terror of what might be inside this small space with her. This is why we built houses with windows and blinds. This is why we invented glass. This is why we discovered electricity. This is why we split the atom. It’s because this feeling is unbearable.”
― Naomi Alderman, The Future

“That is the way of all lost things. One does not truly understand a thing’s value until it is gone.”
― Chelsea Abdullah, The Stardust Thief

“You can keep it a secret,” he said softly. “But secrets have their own weight, and it can be a very heavy one.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel