mikhaela

“Little red bird. Don't go.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“There was a Suli saying: "The heart is an arrow. It demands aim to land true.” Her father had liked to recite this when she was training on the wire or the swings. “Be decisive,” he'd say. “You have to know where you want to go before you get there.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“Nina let out a victorious whoop as Matthias stared in disbelief. When Nina looked at Kaz, she couldn't quite believe her eyes. “Saints, Kaz, you actually look happy.”
“Don't be ridiculous,” he snapped. But there was no mistaking it. Kaz Brekker was grinning like an idiot.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“She grabs my hands and holds them while I cry. “Don’t be like me, Lily. I know that you believe he loves you, and I’m sure he does. But he’s not loving you the right way. He doesn’t love you the way you deserve to be loved. If Ryle truly loves you, he wouldn’t allow you to take him back. He would make the decision to leave you himself so that he knows for a fact he can never hurt you again. That’s the kind of love a woman deserves, Lily.”
― Colleen Hoover, It Ends with Us