Kate

“at last no one decided
And no one knocked
And no one jumped up
And no one opened
And there stood no one
And no one entered
And no one said: welcome
And no one answered: at last”
― Maggie Stiefvater, Forever

“In itself it is nothing. Nothing but a book: parchment, colouring, ink. Yet the most perishable material is at the same time the most durable substance in the world…”
― Lion Feuchtwanger, The Jew of Rome

“I steel myself to ignore his taunts and his coarse language. I no longer care what he says or does. It doesn't matter anymore. I am detached, contained in my own private world where he cannot reach me. It is my last refuge.”
― Alison Weir, Innocent Traitor

“What is this world's delight,
Lightening that mocks the night,
Brief as even as bright”
― John Keats, Selected Poetry