Sandra

“Bryce sobbed, "I bought you, and now I set you free, Lehabah."
Lehaba's smile didn't falter. "I know," she said. "I peeked in your drawer."
And despite the monster trying to break loose behind them, Bryce choked on a laugh before she begged, "You are a free person- you do not have to do this. You are free, Lehabah."
Yet Lehabah remained at the foot of the stairs. "Then let it be known that my first act of freedom was to help my friends.”
― Sarah J. Maas, House of Earth and Blood

“Reading is a hobby, but for some of us, it’s an escape from the difficulties we face. To all of you who escape into books, I want to thank you for escaping into this one.”
― Colleen Hoover, Reminders of Him

“Why did you go to her?"
Because with her he was human again. How had she bested him? Sheer stubbornness. Something more. He's known a name for it once, a hundred lifetimes ago.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Rule of Wolves

“Do you read novels?"
"I read when I have time."
"So, no."
"I read when I can't sleep."
"So, regularly then.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Rule of Wolves