Bonnie (A Backwards Story)

“Friday had always considered herself to be equal among her siblings, but by the time the ship finally came to rest in the harbor, she felt she had finally lived up to the Woodcutter name.”
― Alethea Kontis, Dearest

“A few of my sisters have the ability to anticipate catastrophe. When the ground beneath your feet turns to mud, you might find a stepping stone they put there years earlier, for no particular reason at the time.”
― Alethea Kontis, Dearest

“It told a story...the story of Prythian. It began with a cauldron. A mighty black cauldron held by glowing, slender female hands in a starry, endless night. Those hands tipped it over, and, from it, golden sparkling liquid poured out over the lip. No -- not sparkling, but...effervescent with small symbols, perhaps some ancient faerie language.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Thorns and Roses

“I knew it would be hard when I promised you my best," he said, drying my tears in turn.
I'd been naive to think the suffering was mine alone. He suffered, too. Just differently.”
― L.R.W. Lee, Lullaby