Luan Arbilo

“But we are all creatures of habit. It is far too easy to stay in the familiar ruts we dig for ourselves.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

“But who can remember pain, once it’s over? All that remains of it is a shadow, not in the mind even, in the flesh. Pain marks you, but too deep to see. Out of sight, out of mind.”
― Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale

“Along my journey I have seen the horrors that humans can inflict on one another, but I've also witnessed acts of tenderness and kindness and sacrifice in the worst imaginable circumstances. I know that it is possible to lose part of your humanity in order to survive. But I also know that the spark of human dignity is never completely extinguished, and that given the oxygen of freedom and the power of love, it can grow again.”
― Yeonmi Park, In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom

“Admit you found it pleasant to be worshipped. Admit that you liked the idea of being a sort of dea ex machina--saving people from their own folly when they didn't in the least want to be saved from it.”
― L.M. Montgomery