Somewhere Beyond the Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #2)

by T.J. Klune

“Because I believed—and still do—that places, just like people, can hold power over you if you let them.

“But I believe the greatest weapon we have at our disposal is our voices. And I am going to use my voice for you, and for me. Hate is loud. We are louder.”

If you go into a situation expecting the worst, it may cloud your ability to see what good can come from it.”

“However, you are correct. It shouldn’t be up to us to prove we are not a threat. And yet, we find ourselves in the unenviable position of having to do exactly that.

He said it’s okay to not be okay, so long as it doesn’t become all we know.”

“Don’t think so. And even if I was, he booped me on the nose. You can’t be mad at someone who does that. It’s, like, the law or something.”