Emily Sledge

“People were cruel to you, and it didn't make you bitter. What else would you call that?"
"Naïve? Needy? Pathetic?"
"Strong," he insisted.”
― Sarah Beth Durst, The Enchanted Greenhouse

“Because when we stop growing and learning, we start dying.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Darkness

“I'm not going to risk you for the dream of a dead sorcerer."
"But you love the greenhouse."
"I love you more," he said.”
― Sarah Beth Durst, The Enchanted Greenhouse

“She drifted through life, wanting and reaching but never having, always feeling just a little lost and just a little empty and just a little lonely. "I'm just too sensitive."
Yarrow grunted. "I don't know what that means."
"I'm hurt when I shouldn't be."
"If you're hurt, you're hurt. It doesn't matter if anyone else thinks you don't have a good enough reason. Pain doesn't require approval.”
― Sarah Beth Durst, The Enchanted Greenhouse