trix (semi-hiatus)

“You must save yourself," Tairn demands. "I chose you not as my next but as my last, and should you fall, then I will follow.”
― Rebecca Yarros, Iron Flame

“It would be simpler for him to lay down and die for her than to try to convey the enormity of all that he felt in her presence.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Every Spiral of Fate

“I'd never thought about what my favorite color was before. It never seemed important.
Not until I looked into a pair of ocean blue eyes and realized that perhaps drowning was a beautiful thing.
Not until I looked into a pair of fiery blue eyes and realized that perhaps burning was a painless thing.
Not until I looked into a pair of sky blue eyes and realized that perhaps falling was a peaceful thing.
I'd never thought about what my favorite color was before because I hadn't seen one that was worthy of the title. Until now, that is.
"Blue," I say, my voice low.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“When a man is on fire you don’t ask permission to extinguish him. I gather you will find your peace only once you’ve broken down his door.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Every Spiral of Fate