Ana

“It’s Yiddish. Like…Ikh hob dikh lib.” Evie narrowed her eyes in suspicion. “What does that mean?” Sam smiled. “Maybe one day I’ll tell you.”
― Libba Bray, Before the Devil Breaks You

“We all smiled, but not that much, and frowned but rarely cried. Nobody could succeed here, but most people around me seemed to be okay with that . It meant they wouldn't fail either.

I didn't want to be like them. And at the same time, I was beginning to forget how to be different, how to be my own self. It was the feeling of being swallowed up, and I hated it.”
― Jennifer A. Nielsen, A Night Divided

“Courage isn't knowing you can do something; it's only being willing to try . . .”
― Jennifer A. Nielsen, A Night Divided

“My mom said I had serious trust issues, but honestly, the more people I met, the more I didn’t want to meet more.”
― Mariana Zapata, From Lukov with Love