Hannah Calei

“It began as all things did: a girl on the shore, terrified and desirous.”
― Ava Reid, A Study in Drowning

“You can’t beg the world to do what you want. You can’t ask it nicely. You must force the world. You must bend it to your will.”
― Grady Hendrix, Witchcraft for Wayward Girls

“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.”
― Elbert Hubbard

“I wish I had fought.” Effy surprised herself by saying it. The words had leaped out of her throat, unbidden. “I know I beat him in the end, but for so many years all I could do was run and hide. I just sat there and let the water pour in around me. I didn’t know that I could fight back. I didn’t know how to do anything but wait to drown.”
“Oh no, Effy. That’s not what I meant at all. You don’t have to take up a sword. Survival is bravery, too.”
― Ava Reid, A Study in Drowning