Zahra

“Time is like a jigsaw puzzle," she said. "Imagine a giant box full of billions of pieces of millions of puzzles — that is the future. Beside it lies a huge board, partially filled with bits of the overall puzzle — that is the past. Those in the present reach blindly into the box of the future every time they have a decision to make, draw a piece of the puzzle out and slot it into place on the board. Once a piece has been added, it influences the final shape and design of the puzzle, and it's useless trying to fathom what the puzzle would have looked like if a different piece had been picked.”
― Darren Shan, The Lake of Souls

“«این یعنی اون فقط به آدمی احتیاج داشت که به‌خاطرش عوض بشه، یکی که دوستش داشته باشه. و این همه‌ی چیزیه که آدم‌ها گاهی لازم دارن: اینکه یکی دوست‌شون داشته باشه.» لیبرا به آرامی ادامه داد: «همه‌ی آدم‌ها لازم دارن، بَکو. همه‌ی آدم‌ها رو با یه‌کم اعتماد بیشتر میشه نجات داد. می‌دونم بزرگ‌تر از اونم که... می‌دونم باید منطقی باشم، ولی هنوزم می‌گم نه! باور نمی‌کنم کسی توی این دنیا وجود داشته باشه که نشه نجاتش داد.»”
― Armina Salemi, فراخوان رنگ‌ها

“Anoshe was a word for strangers in the street, and lovers between meetings, for parents and children, friends and family. It softened the blow of leaving. Eased the strain of parting. A careful nod to the certainty of today, the mystery of tomorrow. When a friend left, with little chance of seeing home, they said anoshe. When a loved one was dying, they said anoshe. When corpses were burned, bodies given back to the earth and souls to the stream, those left grieving said anoshe.

Anoshe brought solace. And hope. And the strength to let go.”
― V.E. Schwab, A Conjuring of Light

“The fear of not living is a deep, abiding dread of watching your own potential decompose into irredeemable disappointment when 'should be' gets crushed by what is. Sometimes I think it would be easier to die than to face that, because 'what could have been' is much more highly regarded than 'what should have been.' Dead kids are put on pedestals, but mentally ill kids get hidden under the rug.”
― Neal Shusterman, Challenger Deep