Lyca

“You don't fix hurts by pretending they never happened. You treat them like infected wounds. You dig deep with a burning knife and gouge out the rotten flesh and then, maybe, you have a chance to heal.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Burning God

“You can't expose a lie without first shattering the will to believe it. That is why leading people to truth is so much more effective than merely telling them.”
― Neal Shusterman, The Toll

“We are imperfect beings," Munira said. "How could we ever fit in a perfect world?”
― Neal Shusterman, The Toll

“True love, Hilo mused, was sensual and euphoric, but also painful and tyrannical, demanding obedience.”
― Fonda Lee, Jade City