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“He never paid bills, never provided for these women, never even cooked for himself. They had all done everything for him, right down to driving. And now, equipped with this truth about him, I was ready to fight back.”
― Sarah Edmondson, Scarred: The True Story of How I Escaped NXIVM, the Cult That Bound My Life

“We are all of us more complicated than the roles we are assigned in the stories other people tell”
― Tara Westover, Educated

“I’d let Annwyn burn, down to the last soul, if it meant Veyka’s life. I was as selfish as I’d ever accused her of being. I was in love with her. If she saw the realization playing across my face, or if she passed it off as exhaustion, I didn’t know. But Veyka’s eyes shifted away from me, and I was damned thankful for it. The weight of everything was suddenly suffocating, the world pressing in on me from every angle.”
― Emberly Ash

“The weaver went on, “I have to create, or it was all for nothing. I have to create, or I will crumple up with despair and never leave my bed. I have to create because I have no other way of voicing this.” Her hand rested on her heart, and my eyes burned. “It is hard,” the weaver said, her stare never leaving mine, “and it hurts, but if I were to stop, if I were to let this loom or the spindle go silent …” She broke my gaze at last to look to her tapestry. “Then there would be no Hope shining in the Void.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Frost and Starlight

“Whoever you meet, whoever we encounter, you have to remember that they’ve experienced loss. Whether it was their parents, their kids, their friends…they’ve lost someone to the new world. And you need to keep that in mind when they talk to you, when they sound like they don’t trust you, when they eye you like you’re the danger.”
― Josh Malerman, Malorie

“I’m under absolutely no obligation to make sense to you.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

“You could rattle the stars," she whispered. "You could do anything, if only you dared. And deep down, you know it, too. That’s what scares you most.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Throne of Glass

“Family is found...whether it be blood or circumstance or choice, what binds us does not matter. All that matters is that we are bound.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, Malibu Rising

“At the very least, I would appreciate it if you could stop speaking badly of people behind their backs without properly talking to them first. It's highly unpleasant.”
― Saka Mikami, 薫る花は凛と咲く 1 [Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku 1]

“The ones who truly love you will always love you, and that’s by far been the greatest lesson in all of this.”
― Sarah Edmondson, Scarred: The True Story of How I Escaped NXIVM, the Cult That Bound My Life

“When I listened to her, I understood: You have to hold out to see how your life unfolds, because it is most likely beyond what you can imagine. It is not a question of if you will survive this, but what beautiful things await you when you do. I had to believe her, because she was living proof. Then she said, Good and bad things come from the universe holding hands. Wait for the good to come.”
― Chanel Miller, Know My Name

“Let's spend more time deciding who we want to be, because how we act in our communities is even more important than any job we will ever hold.”
― Maggie Nichols, Unstoppable!: My Journey from World Champion to Athlete A to 8-Time NCAA National Gymnastics Champion and Beyond

“Stand tall and be proud. No matter how weak or unworthy you feel, keep your heart burning, grit your teeth and move forward. If you just curl up in a ball and hide, time will pass you by. It won't stop for you while you wallow in your grief.”
― Koyoharu Gotouge, 鬼滅の刃 8 [Kimetsu no Yaiba 8]

“It's like roses and thorns, justice and grace. You can recognize the beauty and happy parts of your story while also recognizing the more difficult parts. The two can coexist. The highs aren't automatically erased or invalidated by the lows.”
― Jill Duggar, Counting the Cost

“You didn't just find a self out there waiting. You had to make one. You had to create who you wanted to be.”
― Brit Bennett, The Vanishing Half

“But I make myself push on, keeping my gaze focused ahead. There’s nothing to be gained from looking back.”
― S.A. Barnes, Dead Silence

“You must do me this honor: promise me you will survive, that you will never give up, no matter what happens, no matter how hopeless, promise me now, and never let go of that promise. I’ll never let go, girls. I’ll never let go.”
― Heather Gay, Bad Mormon: A Memoir

“I'm the kind of girl you don't want to fuck with.”
― Riley Sager, Lock Every Door

“I worry because I care. Gods help me, I know I shouldn't, but I do. So I will always tell you to be careful, because I will always care what happens.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Crown of Midnight

“I cannot survive without reading.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Silver Flames

“Amren put a hand above Nesta's heart. "That's the key, isn't it? To know the darkness will always remain, but how you choose to face it, handle it... that's the most important part. To not let it consume. To focus upon the good, the things that fill you with wonder." She gestured to the stars zooming past. "The struggle with that darkness is worth it, just to see such things.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A ​Court of Silver Flames

“Let’s go rattle the stars.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Queen of Shadows

“The combined aromas of hot cinnamon, ground coffee, and sweet cardamom intoxicated her, and as she brewed and smiled and served and chatted, a deep contentment welled up. It was a glowing warmth she’d never experienced before, and she liked it. She liked it a great deal.”
― Travis Baldree, Legends & Lattes

“Shut up, you insufferable shitweasel,”
― Travis Baldree, Legends & Lattes

“To the stars who listen—and the dreams that are answered.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury

“You're gorgeous, you old hag, and if I could give you just one gift ever for the rest of your life it would be this. Confidence. It would be the gift of confidence. Either that or a scented candle”
― David Nicholls, One Day

“When you get up every day, I want you to remind yourself that tomorrow will be better than today. That you are a person of value. That you are important.”
― Abi Daré, The Girl with the Louding Voice

“I don't believe in hate. To me it wastes too much time. People who hate waste so much of their life hating that they miss out on all the other stuff out here.”
― Jaycee Dugard, A Stolen Life

“You make me want to live, Rowan. Not survive; not exist. Live.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Queen of Shadows

“what is a workplace but a cult where everyone gets paid”
― Calvin Kasulke, Several People Are Typing