Lauren

“Mr. Knightley, if I have not spoken, it is because I am afraid I will awaken myself from this dream.”
― Jane Austen, Emma

“She was fire, and light, and ash, and embers. She was Aelin Fireheart, and she bowed for no one and nothing, save the crown that was hers by blood and survival and triumph.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Queen of Shadows

“Love Jo all your days, if you choose, but don't let it spoil you, for it's wicked to throw away so many good gifts because you can't have the one you want.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

“Surely He does not give us hearts so we may spend our lives ignoring them.”
― R.L. LaFevers, Grave Mercy