Vee

“One.
One more hour until I prove to Visidia that I'm meant to be their heir.
Two.
Two more hours until I'm engaged to a man I will never love.
Three.
Three more hours until I give the command to ready a ship to set sail tomorrow, and demand to know every secret about this kingdom that's been kept from me.”
― Adalyn Grace, All the Stars and Teeth

“Sam looks down at his fingers wrapped around Avery's phone. "I'll catch him if he falls."
"Who catches you?" Moxie says.
Sam stitches on a pretend smile. "It doesn't matter.”
― C.G. Drews, The Boy Who Steals Houses

“He's so empty. They tried to stitch him back together, but too much already fell out. Stars and buttons and caramel truffles.”
― C.G. Drews, The Boy Who Steals Houses

“Anxiety does not ask your permission. Anxiety does not come when expected. It's very rude. It barges in at the strangest moments, stopping all activity, focusing everything on itself It sucks the air our of your lungs and scrambles the world.”
― Maureen Johnson, The Hand on the Wall