Elisha

“But it’s not fair. You shouldn’t be the only one —” “Fair?” Kai asks, raising one eyebrow. “Of course it’s not fair. We’re in one of the richest cities in the world, and there are people starving in the streets, businessmen spending thousands of yuan to cheat on their wives and feeling generous for giving a few coins to a beggar. You think anyone cares about fair?” “You do,” Eli points out. “I do.” “Oh, good,” Kai says, “two people in a city of millions. Truly encouraging, I look forward to seeing how we single-handedly turn years of corruption and systemic injustice around.”
― Cynthia Zhang, After the Dragons

“One reason tragedy exists is to teach us how to help others, help others learn how to find a way through their own dark time, through a journey of growth.”
― Philip Fracassi, Boys in the Valley

“Humans are very good at that—finding something to be miserable about, even in absolute happiness.”
― Soyoung Park, Snowglobe

“You can’t finish a puzzle without all of the pieces. So”
― Paul Holes, Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases