Sofia Li

“Widow Joyner is repacking a trunk with clean clothes when I return. She looks up as I approach, and her expectant smile instantly disappears. “What happened?” “The reverend and I had a theological disagreement that ended in a permanent schism.” “So . . . no congratulations are in order?”
― Rae Carson, Walk on Earth a Stranger

“Men. And their no-good, fool-headed proposals.”
― Rae Carson, Walk on Earth a Stranger

“Men can be relentless," she agrees, "when they think a woman belongs to them.”
― Rae Carson, Walk on Earth a Stranger

“Feelings don't try to kill you, even the painful ones. Anxiety is a feeling grown too large. A feeling grown aggressive and dangerous. You're responsible for its consequences, you're responsible for treating it. But...you're not responsible for causing it. You're not morally at fault for it. No more than you would be for a tumor.”
― Patrick Ness, The Rest of Us Just Live Here