Hope

“Stories are important too. Stories help make sense of things. They make you believe you can do things. They help you imagine that things may be different, that if you just have enough courage... or faith... or goodness... you can change things for the better.”
― Kate Forsyth, The Wild Girl

“I already unleashed Baghra on Nikolai. He's going to think I stockpile vicious old women.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Ruin and Rising

“If someone’s takeaway from this story is “Felicia Day said don’t study!,” I’ll punch you in the face. But I AM saying don’t chase perfection for perfection’s sake, or for anyone else’s sake at all. If you strive for something, make sure it’s for the right reasons. And if you fail, that will be a better lesson for you than any success you’ll ever have. Because you learn a lot from screwing up. Being perfect . . . not so much.”
― Felicia Day, You're Never Weird on the Internet

“And L-M-N-O-P is not one letter, but five. It took me forever to figure that out.”
― Kim Harrison, A Fistful of Charms