Sufficiently Advanced Magic (Arcane Ascension, #1)

by Andrew Rowe

But I remembered that he’d fallen trying to help me, and that was Tristan to his core. He was always trying to lift me up, even at his own expense.

Social interaction, however, would not be so easily denied. It was a pesky creature, incessant in its hunt.

“Never stop enchanting. Never stop creating. Never stop thinking. That is your greatest asset, even if it can also be your greatest weakness.

“My home is your home.”

“Katashi would not have chosen you if you could not succeed.”

“You push forward. You’ve had a rough time, sure, but you can’t let it break you. You’ve got some loyal friends. There’s no substitute for that.