Chariel

“It's a weird smile, but it reaches his eyes and I bottle it. And I put it in my ammo pack that's kept right next to my soul and Justine's spirit and Siobhan's hope and Tara's passions. Because if I'm going to wake up one morning and not be able to get out of bed, I'm going to need everything I've got to fight this disease that could be sleeping inside of me.”
― Melina Marchetta, Saving Francesca

“I was also built from delusional optimism and folly.”
― A.S. King, Please Ignore Vera Dietz

“And this is something I must accept - even if, like acid on metal, it is slowly corroding me inside.”
― Tabitha Suzuma, Forbidden

“If I had a flower for every time I thought of you...I could walk through my garden forever.”
― Alfred Tennyson