Maddy

“I thought: I cannot bear this world a moment longer. Then, child, make another.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

“She just smiled, said that she loved books more than anything, and started telling him excitedly what each of the ones in her lap was about. And Ove realised that he wanted to hear her talking about the things she loved for the rest of his life.”
― Fredrik Backman, A Man Called Ove

“There is a price for greed and violence. We do not always know who will pay it. But for good or ill, it will be paid.”
― Sabaa Tahir, A Reaper at the Gates

“You only need one ray of light to chase all the shadows away,”
― Fredrik Backman, A Man Called Ove