Hope

“Stop treating your pain like it’s something you imagined. If you see the wound is real, then you can heal it.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Crooked Kingdom

“When the pain originates with someone who is gone, it’s your own memory that hurts you.”
― Mindy McGinnis, The Female of the Species

“And there’s nothing in all human space that scares me like human leadership scared of facts.”
― Joel Shepherd, Renegade

“There’s no such thing as magic,” I said.
“Then call it something else.” She shrugged. “Call it attitude, if you like. Call it charisma, or chutzpah, or glamour, or charm. Because basically it’s just about standing straight, looking people in the eye, shooting them a killer smile, and saying, fuck off, I’m fabulous.”
― Joanne Harris, The Girl with No Shadow