ruby

“Everybody died that wanted to live, and I? I, though I went down to death's door, lived.”
― Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin

“We are infinite. Me and Conrad. The first boy I ever slow danced with, ever cried over. Ever loved.”
― Jenny Han, We'll Always Have Summer

“Every muscle in my body turned to fire. My bones felt like they were melting. I wanted to scream, but I didn't have enough strength to open my mouth. I began to sink, lower and lower to the ground, the sky's weight crushing me. 'Fight back' Grover's voice said inside my head, 'Don't give up.' I concentrated on breathing. If I could just keep the sky aloft for a few more seconds. I thought about Bianca, who had given her life so we could get here. If she could do that, I could hold the sky”
― Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Titans Curse: The Graphic Novel

“the world was collapsing and the only thing that mattered to me was that she was still alive”
― Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian