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“Maybe fear of fire wasn't the problem, maybe fear of his father was.”
― Nicki Pau-Preto, Crown of Feathers

“Where there is will, there is possibility.”
― Nicki Pau Preto, Crown of Feathers

“But that was the nature of life and loss: There was never enough time.”
― Nicki Pau Preto, Crown of Feathers

“I think you have to have faith in people before they earn it. Otherwise it's not faith, right?”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, Daisy Jones & The Six

“But to live in the hearts of those we leave behind is to never die. And to burn in the memories of our friends is to never say goodbye.”
― Jay Kristoff, Darkdawn

“I am the war you cannot win.”
― Jay Kristoff, Darkdawn

“For every Nesta out there- climb the mountain.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A ​Court of Silver Flames

“Through love, all is possible.”
― Sarah J. Maas, House of Earth and Blood

“Men often think they deserve a sticker for treating women like people.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, Daisy Jones & The Six

“We’re a country of immigrants that hates immigrants. Only we pretend not to hate immigrants.”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World

“To live and never to understand the strange and beautiful mysteries of the human heart is to make a tragedy of our lives.”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World

“If we’re very lucky, the universe will send us the people we need to survive.”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World

“My father traced his name on my heart. And his name will remain there. And because his name lives there, I will be a better man for it.”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World

“I'm sorry that the world is what it is. But you'll learn how to survive - and you'll have to create a space where you're safe and learn to trust the right people. And you will find happiness.”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World

“The world would be a better place if everyone did more thinking and less talking. There might be a lot less hatred.”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World

“Stories were living inside us. I think we were born to tell our stories. After we died, our stories would survive. Maybe it was our stories that fed the universe the energy it needed to keep on giving life.

Maybe all we were meant to do on this earth was to keep on telling stories. Our stories—and the stories of the people we loved.”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World

“All I learned is that no amount of submission is good enough for a man. You can roll over, show your belly, beg for mercy, and they’ll just keep hitting you. Because the very act of breathing is rebellious in the eyes of an angry male.”
― Sophie Lark, There Are No Saints

“When you make someone fall in love with the darkest parts of you, there’s nothing you can do that will scare them away. They will be yours forever because they already love all the fucked up bits and pieces of you.”
― H.D. Carlton, Haunting Adeline

“There are many people in this world who would love nothing more than to clip your wings. Stop doing it for them. Soar instead.”
― Maggie Sunseri, Stalked by Seduction and Shadows

“The whole world is doomed, Little Flame. We live and love anyway.”
― Maggie Sunseri, Stalked by Seduction and Shadows

“I kissed her like I owned her. I did own her.”
― Maggie Sunseri, Stalked by Seduction and Shadows

“I guess that was why I loved too much. I had a lot of loveless holes to fill.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, Older

“MMMBop poured from the speakers,”
― Jennifer Hartmann, Older

“Mr. President, I hope that the ghosts of every Puerto Rican who died at your hands in this catastrophe haunt your dreams each night, dancing an all-night salsa party in your twisted mind.”
― Xóchitl González, Olga Dies Dreaming

“Our nation born, some might say, from the pain of colonialism. I, however, choose to see our people as birthed from the Land of the Noble Lord.”
― Xóchitl González, Olga Dies Dreaming

“You must remember, mijo, even people who were once your sails can become your anchors.”
― Xóchitl González, Olga Dies Dreaming

“The greatest fool is the man of color who defines his success by the White Man's standard”
― Xóchitl González, Olga Dies Dreaming

“Debt is one of The Man’s great tools for keeping people of color oppressed.”
― Xóchitl González, Olga Dies Dreaming

“Who wouldn’t want to claim an identity that allows them to pay zero taxes on capital gains, interests, or dividends? Puerto Rico represents a chance to live the American dream as it was intended: the freedom to reach our full potential without having to support a welfare state.”
― Xóchitl González, Olga Dies Dreaming

“Have you forgotten that when money is what centers someone's soul, that soul is hollow?”
― Xóchitl González, Olga Dies Dreaming